Anne Roiphe
Encyclopedia
Anne Roiphe is an American
writer
and journalist
. She is best-known as a first-generation feminist, and author of the novel Up The Sandbox
(1970), which was filmed as a starring vehicle for Barbra Streisand
in 1972. In 1996, Salon called the book "a feminist classic."
. She graduated from the Brearley School
in 1953, and received her B.A.
from Sarah Lawrence College
in 1957.
Roiphe has since published seven novels and two memoirs, while contributing essays and reviews to The New York Times
, The New York Times Magazine
, New York Magazine, and others. In 1993, The New York Times described her as "a writer who has never toed a party line, feminist or otherwise." Her 1996 memoir Fruitful A memoir of Modem Motherhood was nominated for the National Book Award
.
From 1997 to 2002, she served as a columnist for The New York Observer. Her memoir Epilogue was published in 2008, and another memoir, Art and Madness, in 2011.
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writer
Writer
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and journalist
Journalist
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. She is best-known as a first-generation feminist, and author of the novel Up The Sandbox
Up the Sandbox
Up The Sandbox is a 1972 American comedy film directed by Irvin Kershner.Paul Zindel's screenplay, based on the novel by Anne Roiphe, focuses on Margaret Reynolds, a young New York City wife and mother who, neglected by her husband and bored with her daily existence, slips into increasingly bizarre...
(1970), which was filmed as a starring vehicle for Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
in 1972. In 1996, Salon called the book "a feminist classic."
Background and education
Roiphe was born and raised in New York CityNew York City
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. She graduated from the Brearley School
Brearley School
The Brearley School is an all-girls private school in New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the Upper East Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City. The school is divided into the Lower School , Middle School and Upper School...
in 1953, and received her B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
in 1957.
Career
Over a four-decade career, Roiphe has proven so prolific that the critic Sally Eckhoff observed, "tracing Anne Roiphe's career often feels like following somebody through a revolving door: the requirements of keeping the pace can be trying." (Eckhoff described the writer as "a free-thinking welter of contradictions, a never-say-die feminist who's absolutely nuts about children"). Roiphe published her first novel, Digging Out, in 1967. Her second, Up The Sandbox (1970), became a national best-seller and made the author's career.Roiphe has since published seven novels and two memoirs, while contributing essays and reviews to The New York Times
The New York Times
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, The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
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, New York Magazine, and others. In 1993, The New York Times described her as "a writer who has never toed a party line, feminist or otherwise." Her 1996 memoir Fruitful A memoir of Modem Motherhood was nominated for the National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
.
From 1997 to 2002, she served as a columnist for The New York Observer. Her memoir Epilogue was published in 2008, and another memoir, Art and Madness, in 2011.
Fiction
- Digging Out (1967)
- Up The Sandbox (1970)
- Long Division (1972)
- Torch Song (1977)
- Loving Kindness (1987)
- If You Knew Me (1993)
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1991)
- Secrets of the City (2003)
- An Imperfect Lens (2006)
Non-fiction
- Generation Without Memory: A Jewish Journey Through Christian America (1981)
- Your Child's Mind: The Complete Book of Infant and Child Mental Health Care (co-authored with Dr. Herman Roiphe) (1985)
- A Season For Healing, Reflections on the Holocaust (1988)
- A Mother's Eye: Motherhood and Feminism (1997)
- Married: A fine Predicament (2002)
- Water from the Well: Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah (2006)
Memoirs
- Fruitful: A Memoir of Modern Motherhood (1996)
- 1185 Park Avenue, A Memoir (2000)
- Epilogue: A Memoir (2008)
- Art and Madness: A Memoir of Lust Without Reason (2011) ISBN 9780385531641