Ethel Portnoy
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| Ethel Portnoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ethel Portnoy 8 March 1927 Philadelphia, United States |
| Died | 25 May 2004 (aged 77) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Dutch Jewish |
| Genres | Essay, Short Story, Novel |
Ethel Portnoy (March 8, 1927 - May 25, 2004) was a Dutch Jewish writer. She wrote mainly essays, columns, short stories, travel stories and several novels.
[edit] Biography
Ethel Portnoy was born in Philadelphia but grew up in the Bronx in New York as the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants. She studied French literature in the United States, then departed in 1950 to Europe. She also studied cultural anthropology and archeology in Paris with Claude Levi-Strauss. In 1951, she married the Dutch author Rudy Kousbroek, and raised two children.
Portnoy debuted in 1971 at the age of 44 with the book Steen en Been . She wrote all her books in English, but considered herself a Dutch writer. Her books were translated by her (ex-)husband, their daughter Hepzibah Kousbroek and Tinke Davids.
[edit] Works
- 1971 - Steen en been en andere verhalen
- 1974 - De brandende bruid
- 1978 - Broodje Aap. De folklore van de post-industriële samenleving
- 1978 - Belle van Zuylen ontmoet Cagliostro
- 1981 - Het ontwaken van de zee
- 1983 - Vliegende vellen
- 1984 - Amourettes en andere verhalen
- 1984 - Vluchten
- 1985 - Een hondeleven
- 1986 - De Geklede Mens
- 1986 - De lifter en andere verhalen
- 1987 - Dromomania
- 1989 - Opstandige vrouwen
- 1990 - Rook over Rusland
- 1991 - De eerste zoen
- 1992 - Europese Kusten
- 1992 - Gemengde gevoelens
- 1992 - Madonna's Appel
- 1992 - Broodje Aap Met
- 1993 - Altijd Zomer
- 1994 - Overal Thuis
- 1996 - Bange Mensen
- 1998 - Genietingen
- 2000 - Zielespijs en wat verder ter tafel komt
- 2003 - Portret
- 2004 - Parijse Feesten
- 2004 - Vijf onbekende zaken van Sherlock Holmes
[edit] References
- This article is based on a translation of Ethel Portnoy from the Dutch Wikipedia (2007-12-18).
