May Sarton
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born
May 03, 1912
died
July 16, 1995
gender
female
place of birth
Wondelgem, Belgium
genre
Poetry
about this author
May Sarton (May 3, 1912-July 16, 1995) was an American poet, novelist, and memoirist born in Wondelgem, Belgium. Many of her novels and poems are pellucid reflections of the lesbian experience.
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Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton avg rating 4.22 — 302 ratings — published 1973 6 editions |
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The House by the Sea: A Journal by May Sarton avg rating 4.14 — 118 ratings — published 1977 6 editions |
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The Fur Person by May Sarton avg rating 4.18 — 107 ratings — published 1957 5 editions |
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Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing by May Sarton avg rating 3.92 — 99 ratings — published 1973 5 editions |
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As We Are Now: A Novel by May Sarton avg rating 3.91 — 82 ratings — published 1973 5 editions |
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Plant Dreaming Deep by May Sarton avg rating 4.14 — 72 ratings — published 1968 4 editions |
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At Seventy: A Journal by May Sarton avg rating 3.91 — 70 ratings — published 1984 3 editions |
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The Education of Harriet Hatfield by May Sarton avg rating 3.73 — 64 ratings — published 1989 4 editions |
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Recovering: A Journal by May Sarton avg rating 3.91 — 53 ratings — published 1980 5 editions |
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Kinds of Love: A Novel by May Sarton avg rating 3.89 — 53 ratings — published 1980 2 editions |
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"We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be."
— May Sarton
— May Sarton
"Public education was not founded to give society what it wants. Quite the opposite."
— May Sarton
— May Sarton
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