Background
She grew up in Brooklyn, the second of three children of Jack M. Sharon, a lawyer and accountant, and Sarah Slatus Sharon. She married Harry Schwartz in 1957.
("A book in which suppleness of phrasing and sensitivity t...)
"A book in which suppleness of phrasing and sensitivity to the subtler currents of human experience abound." -Chicago Tribune From one of our ablest chroniclers of marriage, middle age, and urban myth, a masterful collection of stories that subverts the standard domestic drama with an edgy outrageousness that mixes tragedy with black humor. In Referred Pain and Other Stories Lynne Sharon Schwartz surpasses her reputation as a scrupulous stylist who writes with both passion and discipline. Whether realistic or fanciful, her stories are distinguished for their intensity and impeccable attention to the nuances of language. On the surface, her characters are living ordinary lives, but Schwartz reveals their fantasies and subversions with black humor and psychological acuity. Long lauded for her precisely observed domestic dramas and comedies, this wide-ranging collection gives further resonance to an already sterling reputation. "A theme...resonates throughout the collection: our need to find the sort of meaning that will keep our lives from becoming little more than aimless parades of incidents." -New York Times
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(The Fatigue Artist is a refreshingly candid story about l...)
The Fatigue Artist is a refreshingly candid story about life, love, and survival in the contemporary world. A writer living in New York City, Laura is overwhelmed by a mysterious lethargy and retreats to her bed where she reflects on the loves and losses of her recent past and seeks the cure to her perplexing tiredness. Fortified by the Eastern teachings of her Tai Chi instructor and the nurturing attentions of friends and a acupuncturist, Laura crawls out of her somnambulism with intelligent determination in search of peace and resurrection. The Fatigue Artist is both a moving chronicle of a woman's search for meaning and a wry depiction of modern urban life.
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(Following her acclaimed Ruined by Reading, Lynne Sharon S...)
Following her acclaimed Ruined by Reading, Lynne Sharon Schwartz moves from the world of books to the broader world outside, tracing the solitary self as it's shaped and defined by connections large and small. These essays move through a landscape of varied encounters that blossom into self-discovery for the reader as well as the writer. Once again, we find ourselves illuminated by Schwartz's relentless, sometimes hopeful, and always fiercely intelligent gaze.
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( An injury at birth left Audrey with a wandering eye. Th...)
An injury at birth left Audrey with a wandering eye. Though flawed, the bad eye functions well enough to permit her an idiosyncratic view of the world, one she welcomes in the stifling postwar Brooklyn of the 1950s. During a journey to Manhattan to see a doctor about her sight, she begins to explore the sexual rites of adulthood. But can her romance last? In this beautifully observed novel, Lynne Sharon Schwartz raises themes of innocence and escape while illuminating the rich inner life of a singular girl.
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(From one of our ablest chroniclers of marriage, middle ag...)
From one of our ablest chroniclers of marriage, middle age, and urban myth, a collection of stories that subverts the standard domestic drama with an outrageousness that mixes tragedy with black humor. . In Referred Pain Lynne Sharon Schwartz surpasses her reputation as a scrupulous stylist who writes with both passion and discipline. Here, as in her earlier collections, the stories, whether realistic or fanciful, are distinguished by their intensity and their impeccable attention to the nuances of language. Her characters confront inner demons, playing out fantasies they crave and dread. On the surface, they are living ordinary lives, but Schwartz reveals their subversions and perversions with wicked wit and psychological acuity. In the title novella, Koslowski, beset by a kind of survivor's guilt, insists to the point of absurdity that his elaborate dental work is emblematic of his immigrant parents' suffering in a German concentration camp and in the siege of Leningrad. In "Francesca," a mild professor finds himself calmly contemplating incest. In "Hostages of Fortune," a seemingly conventional couple live out an extended fantasy of raising two imaginary children. In "Sightings of Loretta," a journalist realizes he has spent years pursuing a chimerical, unfulfilled romance, while oblivious to his own wife. Several of the stories take place in the surreal realm of fantasy itself. Schwartz, an award-winning writer, has been lauded for her precisely observed domestic dramas and comedies and described as having an anthropologist's eye for her characters and their stories. This collection will give further resonance to her already distinguished literary reputation.
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( As powerful now as when first published in 1983, Lynne ...)
As powerful now as when first published in 1983, Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s third novel established her as one of her generation’s most assured writers. In this long-awaited reissue, readers can again warm to this acutely absorbing story.According to Lydia Rowe’s friend George, a philosophizing psychotherapist, a "disturbance in the field" is anything that keeps us from realizing our needs. In the field of daily experiences, anything can stand in the way of our fulfillment, he explains—an interrupting phone call, an unanswered cry. But over time we adjust and new needs arise. But what if there’s a disturbance you can’t get past? In this look at a girl’s, then a wife and mother’s, coming of age, Schwartz explores the questions faced by all whose visions of a harmonious existence are jolted into disarray. The result is a novel of captivating realism and lasting grace.
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freelance/self-employed writer
She grew up in Brooklyn, the second of three children of Jack M. Sharon, a lawyer and accountant, and Sarah Slatus Sharon. She married Harry Schwartz in 1957.
She holds a Bachelor (1959) from Barnard College, an Master of Arts (1961) from Bryn Mawr, and started work on a Doctor of Philosophy at New York University. She is currently on faculty in the Writing Seminars Master of Fine Arts program at Bennington College.
Associate editor The Writer magazine, Boston, 1961-1963. Editorial director Calliope Records, spoken records, 1962-1964. Public relations writer Operation Open City, New York Urban League, New York City, 1965-1967.
Faculty Bennington Writing Seminars. Adjustment lecturer English Hunter College, 1971-1977. Visiting lecturer University Iowa Writers' Workshop, 1982-1983, Columbia University, 1983, Boston University, 1984, 87, Rice University, 1987, faculty Bermington Writing Seminars, 04-.
(Following her acclaimed Ruined by Reading, Lynne Sharon S...)
(From one of our ablest chroniclers of marriage, middle ag...)
(From one of our ablest chroniclers of marriage, middle ag...)
(In a tale of emotional survival in post-9/11 New York Cit...)
( Since Marco Polo’s explorations and Montaigne’s travels...)
(An erotic, eloquent tale that blurs the boundaries betwee...)
( As powerful now as when first published in 1983, Lynne ...)
(A semi-autobiographical story of a young girl's journey f...)
("A book in which suppleness of phrasing and sensitivity t...)
(The Fatigue Artist is a refreshingly candid story about l...)
( Lynne Sharon Schwartz's critically beloved novel about ...)
(Second collection of short stories by this New York writer.)
(Fictional Novel, General & Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction)
( An injury at birth left Audrey with a wandering eye. Th...)
(Book by Schwartz, Lynne Sharon)
(Later printing. Just a hint of wear at the corners. vi , ...)
Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences.
Married Harry Schwartz, December 22, 1957. Children: Rachel Eve, Miranda Ruth.