Janet Hobhouse
| Janet Hobhouse | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York, New York, United States |
| Died | New York, New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
Janet Hobhouse (1948 – February 1, 1991) was an American novelist, biographer and editor. The author of four novels, including the posthumously published The Furies, her first published work was a biography of Gertrude Stein, Everybody Who was Anybody. She was a contributing editor to Art News and also published a monograph on artists' representation of the female nude in 20th century. Born in New York City to Henry Hobhouse and Frances Liedloff, she attended the Spence School and Oxford University. She died at the age of 42 due to cancer.[1][2]
Works
- Everybody Who Was Anybody, 1976, a biography of Gertrude Stein
- Nellie Without Hugo, 1982, novel
- Dancing in the Dark, 1983, novel
- November, 1986, novel
- The Bride Stripped Bare: The Artist and the Female Nude in the Twentieth Century, 1988, non-fiction
- The Furies, 1992, novel
References
- ↑ "Janet Hobhouse, 42, A Novelist and Editor". New York Times. February 4, 1991. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Vidal, John (April 10, 2016). "Henry Hobhouse obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
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