Hilma Wolitzer
Hilma Wolitzer (born 1930) is an American novelist.
Career[]
Wolitzer's first novel for adults, , was published in 1974. In his review of the novel, lead New York Times critic Anatole Broyard wrote, “After finishing Wolitzer’s book, I felt as if I had been on the brink of the abyss, pulled back by a last‐minute reprieve. My first impulse was to rush out and live, to grasp at existence as every instant of it was climactic . . . Apocalyptic as sounds, Ending made me feel I never wanted to take anything for granted again. If you have ever smelled death, really recognized it, life is a miracle. You can understand Marie Antoinette's saying, to the executioner, on the platform of the guillotine, ‘one more moment of happiness!’”[1] Ending was the loose basis for Bob Fosse's 1979 film All That Jazz.[2]
Personal life[]
Wolitzer’s daughter, Meg Wolitzer, is also a writer.
Bibliography[]
Novels[]
- (1974)
- (1977)
- (1980)
- (1983)
- (1988)
- (1994)
- The Doctor's Daughter (2006)
- (2007)
- (2012)
YA fiction[]
- (1975)
- (1976)
- (1980)
- (1984)
Non-fiction[]
- (2001)
Short story collections[]
- (2021)
References[]
- ^ Broyard, Anatole (July 30, 1974). "Love on the Critical List". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Hodgson, Moira (December 30, 1979). "When Bob Fosse's Art Imitates Life, It's Just 'All That Jazz'". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
External links[]
- Hilma Wolitzer at Fresh Fiction
- Anatole Broyard in the New York Times on “Ending”
- Hazlitt on “Ending” and “All That Jazz”
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