Susan Sheehan
Journalist, Author
1937 –
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Who is Susan Sheehan?
Susan Sheehan is an American writer.
Born in Vienna, Austria, she won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1983 for her book Is There No Place on Earth for Me?. The book details the experiences of a young New York woman diagnosed with schizophrenia. Portions of the book were published in The New Yorker, for which she has written frequently since 1961 as a staff writer. Her work as a contributing writer has also appeared in The New York Times and Architectural Digest.
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- Born
- Aug 24, 1937
Vienna - Also known as
- Susan Sachsel
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Wellesley College
( - 1958)
- Wellesley College
- Lived in
- Vienna
(1937/08/24 - ) - Washington, D.C.
- Vienna
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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