Susan Sheehan facts for kids
Susan Sheehan (born August 24, 1937) is an American writer who was born in Austria. She is known for her non-fiction books and articles, many of which appeared in The New Yorker magazine.
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About Susan Sheehan
Susan Sheehan was born in Vienna, Austria, on August 24, 1937. She became a well-known writer in the United States.
Her Pulitzer Prize-Winning Book
In 1983, Susan Sheehan won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. This is a very important award for writers. She won it for her book titled Is There No Place on Earth for Me?. This book tells the story of a young woman from New York City who was dealing with schizophrenia, a mental health condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. Parts of this book were first printed in The New Yorker magazine.
Her Writing Career
Susan Sheehan has written for The New Yorker often since 1961, working as a staff writer. Her articles have also been published in other famous publications like The New York Times and Architectural Digest.
In 1986, she wrote a three-part series for The New Yorker called "A Missing Plane." This series was about the U.S. Army's efforts to identify the remains of people who died in an airplane crash in 1944.
Family Life
Susan Sheehan was married to the journalist Neil Sheehan. He also won a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1989 for his book A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam. Susan helped her husband with important work, including copying documents that later became known as the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times. Susan and Neil Sheehan lived in Washington, D.C..
Books by Susan Sheehan
Here are some of the books Susan Sheehan has written:
- 1967 Ten Vietnamese
- 1976 A welfare mother
- 1978 A prison and a prisoner
- 1984 Kate Quinton's days
- 1986 A missing plane
- 1993 Life for Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair
- 2002 The Banana Sculptor, the Purple Lady, and the All-Night Swimmer: Hobbies, Collecting, and Other Passionate Pursuits (co-written with Howard Means)
