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Laura
Kasischke's poetry and prose have won critical acclaim in the
world of literature. Her work has been recognized with numerous
honors, including the Pushcart Prize, the Elmer Holmes Bobst Award
for Emerging Writers, and the Alice Fay DiCastagnola Award. She
has also been the recipient of fellowships awarded by the Ragdale
Foundation, the MacDowell Colony and the National Endowment for
the Arts. Kasischke holds an MFA from the University of Michigan
and teaches creative writing at Washtenaw Community College in
Ann Arbor.
"...intricately
constructed, beautifully written... In less skillful hands Leila's
would be just a depressing story about a very troubled young woman.
Kasischke's writing endows it with universality and elevates it
to tragedy. It's an amazing first novel."
-- from the Boston Globe review of Suspicious River.
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