Elaine Kraf

Elaine Joan Kraf (February 21, 1936 – June 26, 2013) was an American novelist, short story writer, and painter from New York City.[1] She wrote I Am Clarence,[2] The Princess of 72nd Street,[3] and the experimental novel, Find Him!, a "brilliant spatial meditation of the abstract machine of femininity." [4] She was the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts awards.[5]

Elaine Joan Kraf
Born(1936-02-21)February 21, 1936
New York City
DiedJune 26, 2013(2013-06-26) (aged 77)
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Period1988–2013
GenreLiterary fiction, Avant-garde fiction
Notable awardsNational Endowment for the Arts

Kraf was born on February 21, 1936 in New York City. She was the daughter of Harry Kraf and the cousin of Marvin Sylvor. Kraf and her husband, Martin Altman, had one daughter, Milena.

References
  1. I AM CLARENCE by Elaine Kraf | Kirkus Reviews.
  2. "I Am Clarence; By Elaine Kraf. 191 pp. New York: Doubleday & Co. $4.95". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  3. "The Millions: The Princess of 72nd Street (American Literature Series) by Elaine Kraf". Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  4. Gwin, Minrose. (2002). The woman in the red dress : gender, space, and reading. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252027329. OCLC 47767096.
  5. "The Princess of 72nd Street : Elaine Kraf : 9781564782359". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
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