Laurie Colwin (June 14, 1944 – October 24, 1992) was an American writer who wrote five novels, three collections of short stories and two volumes of essays and recipes.[1] She was known for her portrayals of New York society and her food columns in Gourmet magazine.
From an early age, Colwin was a prolific writer. Her work first appeared in The New Yorker and, in 1974, her first collection of short stories was published. She was a regular contributor to Gourmet magazine and had articles in Mademoiselle, Allure, and Playboy. Her non-fiction books (Home Cooking and More Home Cooking) are collections of essays, and are as much memoirs as cookbooks. In the foreword to Home Cooking, Colwin wrote: "Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers. In my kitchen I rely on Edna Lewis, Marcella Hazan, Jane Grigson, Elizabeth David, the numerous contributors to The Charleston Receipts, and Margaret Costa (author of an English book entitled The Four Seasons Cookery Book),"[2]
Colwin died unexpectedly in 1992, in Manhattan, from an aortic aneurysm at the age of 48.[1]
Works
Her published works include Passion and Affect (1974), Shine on, Bright and Dangerous Object (1975), Happy All the Time (1978), The Lone Pilgrim (1981), Wet (1974), Family Happiness (1982), Another Marvelous Thing (1988), Home Cooking (1988), Goodbye without Leaving (1990), More Home Cooking (1993), and A Big Storm Knocked It Over (1993). The PBS series American Playhouse adapted Colwin's short story An Old-Fashioned Story as a 90-minute film retitled Ask Me Again,[3] which aired February 8, 1989.
Her last two books, More Home Cooking and A Big Storm Knocked It Over, were published posthumously. She also appears in Nancy Crampton's 2005 book of photography, Writers, which features Crampton's portraits of various literary figures.
Colwin's husband, Juris Jurjevics, was the editor-in-chief of Soho Press for 20 years and wrote a novel, The Trudeau Vector, published in 2003; her child, RF Jurjevics, is a technology professional and writer-illustrator.
References
^ abcLambert, Bruce (October 26, 1992). "Laurie E. Colwin, 48, a Novelist And Short Story Writer, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
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laurie, colwin, june, 1944, october, 1992, american, writer, wrote, five, novels, three, collections, short, stories, volumes, essays, recipes, known, portrayals, york, society, food, columns, gourmet, magazine, life, editcolwin, born, manhattan, york, city, g. Laurie Colwin June 14 1944 October 24 1992 was an American writer who wrote five novels three collections of short stories and two volumes of essays and recipes 1 She was known for her portrayals of New York society and her food columns in Gourmet magazine Life EditColwin was born in Manhattan New York City and grew up in Lake Ronkonkoma on Long Island Philadelphia and Chicago 1 the second child of Estelle Colwin nee Woolfson and Peter Colwin In Philadelphia she attended the Cheltenham High School which inducted her posthumously into its Hall of Fame in 1999 From an early age Colwin was a prolific writer Her work first appeared in The New Yorker and in 1974 her first collection of short stories was published She was a regular contributor to Gourmet magazine and had articles in Mademoiselle Allure and Playboy Her non fiction books Home Cooking and More Home Cooking are collections of essays and are as much memoirs as cookbooks In the foreword to Home Cooking Colwin wrote Even at her most solitary a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past the advice and menus of cooks present the wisdom of cookbook writers In my kitchen I rely on Edna Lewis Marcella Hazan Jane Grigson Elizabeth David the numerous contributors to The Charleston Receipts and Margaret Costa author of an English book entitled The Four Seasons Cookery Book 2 Colwin died unexpectedly in 1992 in Manhattan from an aortic aneurysm at the age of 48 1 Works EditHer published works include Passion and Affect 1974 Shine on Bright and Dangerous Object 1975 Happy All the Time 1978 The Lone Pilgrim 1981 Wet 1974 Family Happiness 1982 Another Marvelous Thing 1988 Home Cooking 1988 Goodbye without Leaving 1990 More Home Cooking 1993 and A Big Storm Knocked It Over 1993 The PBS series American Playhouse adapted Colwin s short story An Old Fashioned Story as a 90 minute film retitled Ask Me Again 3 which aired February 8 1989 Her last two books More Home Cooking and A Big Storm Knocked It Over were published posthumously She also appears in Nancy Crampton s 2005 book of photography Writers which features Crampton s portraits of various literary figures Colwin s husband Juris Jurjevics was the editor in chief of Soho Press for 20 years and wrote a novel The Trudeau Vector published in 2003 her child RF Jurjevics is a technology professional and writer illustrator References Edit a b c Lambert Bruce October 26 1992 Laurie E Colwin 48 a Novelist And Short Story Writer Is Dead The New York Times Retrieved May 30 2010 Colwin Laurie 2010 Home Cooking A Writer in the Kitchen Vintage Books ISBN 9780307474414 Ask Me Again Television show Ask Me Again TV Show Yahoo TV tv yahoo com Archived from the original on 2011 05 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurie Colwin amp oldid 1077525465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
