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Name: Dorothy Allison
Birth Date: April 11, 1949
Place of Birth: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Gender: Female
Occupations: Writer

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Biography of Dorothy Allison
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"The life and writing of Dorothy Allison illustrate her firm commitment to the two 'outlaw' cultures with which she identifies," wrote a critic for Contemporary Southern Writers, "her 'white trash' South Carolina family, a nd her sexually daring (and...


Quotations
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Dorothy Allison (born April 11 , 1949 ) is an American lesbian writer , speaker, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers . She was raised in Greenville, South Carolina . She is legally blind in her right eye. Her mother soon married and when...


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Dorothy Allison Information
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Dorothy Allison (born April 11, 1949) is an American lesbian writer, speaker, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. She was raised in Greenville, South Carolina, the first child of her 15-year-old, unwed mother. She is legally blind in her...


News and Journals
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The Nation
Dorothy Allison, crossover blues. (Interview)
07/05/1993: 1,239 words, approx. 4 pages
Dorothy Allison and I were on different sides of a political argument in 1974, and we've liked each other ever since. When my novel The Revolution of Little Girls was published by Knopf in 1991, Dorothy was instrumental in its receiving widespread "cross-over"...
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Noted Psychic Dorothy Allison Of Nutley, 74
12/03/1999: 786 words, approx. 3 pages
SEAMUS McGRAW, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-03-1999 NOTED PSYCHIC DOROTHY ALLISON OF NUTLEY, 74 -- HELPED TRACK LOST PEOPLE, DEAD BODIES, KILLERS By SEAMUS McGRAW, Staff Writer Date: 12-03-1999, Friday Section: NEWS Edition: All Editions -- Four Star B, Three...
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Tango
Mergers & Acquisitions
7/31/2007: 1,031 words, approx. 3 pages
ANNE AND RJ HAVE BOUGHT A HOUSE and had a baby together. They share a bed, a bathroom, even a toothbrush when necessary. And yet, until a few months ago, their 200-plus CDs had remained strictly separate—his Bruce Springsteen on one shelf, her Brad Paisley...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Jillian Sandell
7,718 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following essay, Sandell explores the class distinctions and prejudices in the works of Dorothy Allison, noting that even specialized communities (e.g., lesbian and gay communities, racial groups) have class-based biases and fears.
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Interview by Dorothy Allison with Minnie Bruce Pratt
6,124 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following interview, originally conducted in March 1995, Allison discusses how racism, illiteracy, Southern working-class stereotypes, and her lesbianism affect her life and her writing.
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Interview by Dorothy Allison with Carolyn E. Megan
5,652 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following interview, Allison and Megan discuss Allison's past and the parallels between her life and works.
 


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