Merrill Joan Gerber
| Merrill Joan Gerber | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 15, 1938 Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation |
Award winning novelist Professor |
| Nationality | American |
Merrill Joan Gerber was born in Brooklyn, New York. She has published thirty books, and is an award winning novelist and short story writer. She has published stories in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Mademoiselle, Redbook, The Sewanee Review, Salmagundi, The Southwest Review, and many other journals. In 1986 Gerber won an O. Henry Prize. In 1993, she won the Ribalow Award from Hadassah Magazine for her novel, The Kingdom of Brooklyn. She currently teaches fiction writing at the California Institute of Technology.
Education
- Bachelors in English from the University of Florida in 1959.
- Masters in English from Brandeis University.
- Awarded the Wallace Stegner Fiction Fellowship from Stanford University.
- Awarded the Harold Ribalow Prize from Hadassah Magazine for The Kingdom of Brooklyn
- Awarded the Pushcart Editors' Book Award for King of the World
Books
Novels: (These are also in e book format)
- The Hysterectomy Waltz
- The Victory Gardens of Brooklyn
- Glimmering Girls
- Anna in Chains
- Anna in the Afterlife
- King of the World
- The Kingdom of Brooklyn
- Now Molly Knows
- The Lady With the Moving Parts
- An Antique Man
Short Stories:
- This Is A Voice From Your Past
- Chattering Man
- This Old Heart of Mine
- Honeymoon
- Stop Here, My Friend
Memoirs:
- Old Mother, Little Cat: A Writer's Reflections on her Kitten, Her Aged Mother, and Life
- Botticelli Blue Skies: An American in Florence
Non Fiction:
- Gut Feelings: A Writer's Truths and Minute Inventions
...and nine young adult novels
E-Books: Sixteen of Gerber's books are available at Amazon.com, BN.com, and at www.dzancbooks.org/merrill-joan-gerber-reprint/
Her website is: www.MerrillJoanGerber.com