- Grace Flandrau
Infobox Writer
name = Grace Flandrau
caption = Grace Flandrau
birthdate = birth date|1886|04|23|
birthplace =St. Paul, Minnesota ,United States
deathdate = death date and age|1971|12|27|1886|12|10
deathplace =Farmington, Connecticut ,United States
occupation = WriterGrace Flandrau (
April 23 ,1886 –December 27 ,1971 ) was an Americanwriter . Although achieving certain critical acclaim for several novels, fictional stories and a journalism career during the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, she faded from public literary view in the later part of her life. Flaudrau's reputation is re-emerging as a prominent writer due to a 2007 biography, which has been promoted by, among others,Garrison Keillor .Biography
Grace Flandrau was born in 1886 in
St. Paul, Minnesota . Following her marriage to Blair Flandrau in 1909, she embarked on a career as a writer. She wrote six books, three of which were turned into motion pictures, and more than four dozen short stories. During her lifetime, she was one of Minnesota's best-known authors, with her own radio show and a weekly column in the "St. Paul Dispatch".Flandrau was well-respected throughout her writing years in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.
F. Scott Fitzgerald , a fellow Saint Paul writer, said that her novel, "Being Respectable", was "better than "Babbitt" and confided in a personal letter thatEdith Wharton liked that book "better than any American novel in years." Grace's work was included in "The Best Short Story" collections for 1932, 1933, and 1943.Flandrau was a close friend of
Theodate Pope Riddle , who provided her with a house on the Hill-stead estate inFarmington, Connecticut . Grace died there onDecember 27 ,1971 . In her will, she left a major bequest to establish the Flandrau Fund atHarvard University , aimed to encourage good writing. Her gift to theUniversity of Arizona led to the construction of theGrace Hodgson Flandrau Planetarium inTucson .Works
*"Cousin Julia" (1917)
*"Being respectable" (1923)
*"Entranced" (1924)
*"Story of Marias Pass" (1925)
*"Glance at the Lewis and Clark expedition" (1925)
*"Then I saw the Congo" (1929)
*"Indeed this flesh" (1934)
*"Under the sun; tales of love and death" (1936)Source: [http://catalog.loc.gov Library of Congress Online Catalog]
Notes
References
* Ray, Georgia. "Voice Interrupted". Roseville, Mn.: Edinborough Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-889020-22-8.
* Flandrau, Grace. "Memoirs of Grace Flandrau". Edited with an introduction by Georgia Ray. St. Paul: Knochaloe Beg Press, 2003.Further reading
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External links
* [http://www.graceflandrau.com Grace Flandrau website]
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