Tchernine was born in Paris to a Russian financier father, Dimitri Tchernine (Dmitry Chernin), and a French mother, Yvonne, from Toulouse. She grew up in Kensington. She had a younger brother, Serge Tchernine.[3] Her second novel, published in 1922, was about the Australian bush.[4]
Cryptozoologyedit
Tchernine is best known for writing several books on the abominable snowman or yeti, such as In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman, Taplinger Publishing, 1971. Before In Pursuit, she published The Snowman and Company. Initially a socialite and novelist, she earned a reputation from the 1950s through the 1970s "as one of Britain's most formidable monster hunters."[5]
Tchernine's books on the yeti were criticized by academics. Richard Carrington wrote that the treatment of the yeti in Tchernine's The Snowman and Company is uncritical and she presented no reliable evidence for its existence. He concluded that the book was well written but only the credulous or romantic reader will find it entertaining.[6]Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf stated that Tchernine's data on the yeti that she took from Russian sources are too contradictory and vague to be regarded as reliable evidence.[7]
Tchernine's In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman was negatively reviewed by Jane M. Oppenheimer who commented that the evidence collected for the yeti was mostly taken from dubious Russian sources which are anecdotal or suggestive and that a specialist will demand much stronger evidence.[8]
Selected publicationsedit
Thou Shalt Not Fail (1916)
Explorers' and Travellers' Tales (1958)
The Snowman and Company (with a foreword by Eric Shipton, 1961)
^"A "Bush" Novelist". Pall Mall Gazette. London, England. 22 April 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2018. Miss Odette Tchernine, the young daughter of a Russian resident in London, who is rapidly acquiring full recognition in the literary world. She is about to publish her second novel...
^"Bigfeet First". Daily Mirror. 12 December 1974. p. 13. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^Carrington, Richard (1962). "Reviewed Work: The Snowman and Company by Odette Tchernine". Man. 62: 80.
^Fürer-Haimendorf, C. von (1972). "Reviewed Work: The Yeti by Odette Tchernine". Man. 7 (3): 515.
^Oppenheimer, Jane (1972). "Reviewed Work: In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman by Odette Tchernine". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 47 (2): 258–259. doi:10.1086/407316.
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odette, tchernine, 1897, 1992, british, author, cryptozoologist, novelist, journalist, bornc, 1897, parisdied1992occupation, author, journalist, contents, biography, cryptozoology, selected, publications, referencesbiography, edittchernine, born, paris, russia. Odette Tchernine c 1897 1992 1 2 was a British author cryptozoologist novelist and journalist Odette TchernineBornc 1897 ParisDied1992Occupation s Author journalist Contents 1 Biography 2 Cryptozoology 3 Selected publications 4 ReferencesBiography editTchernine was born in Paris to a Russian financier father Dimitri Tchernine Dmitry Chernin and a French mother Yvonne from Toulouse She grew up in Kensington She had a younger brother Serge Tchernine 3 Her second novel published in 1922 was about the Australian bush 4 Cryptozoology editTchernine is best known for writing several books on the abominable snowman or yeti such as In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman Taplinger Publishing 1971 Before In Pursuit she published The Snowman and Company Initially a socialite and novelist she earned a reputation from the 1950s through the 1970s as one of Britain s most formidable monster hunters 5 Tchernine s books on the yeti were criticized by academics Richard Carrington wrote that the treatment of the yeti in Tchernine s The Snowman and Company is uncritical and she presented no reliable evidence for its existence He concluded that the book was well written but only the credulous or romantic reader will find it entertaining 6 Christoph von Furer Haimendorf stated that Tchernine s data on the yeti that she took from Russian sources are too contradictory and vague to be regarded as reliable evidence 7 Tchernine s In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman was negatively reviewed by Jane M Oppenheimer who commented that the evidence collected for the yeti was mostly taken from dubious Russian sources which are anecdotal or suggestive and that a specialist will demand much stronger evidence 8 Selected publications editThou Shalt Not Fail 1916 Explorers and Travellers Tales 1958 The Snowman and Company with a foreword by Eric Shipton 1961 Explorers Remember 1967 The Yeti 1970 In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman 1971 The Singing Dust 1976 with Gerald Moore References edit The Author s and Writer s Who s Who 1971 Sixth edition Darien Connecticut Hafner Publishing Odette Tchernine Great War Theatre 1911 England Census A Bush Novelist Pall Mall Gazette London England 22 April 1922 p 4 Retrieved 7 August 2018 Miss Odette Tchernine the young daughter of a Russian resident in London who is rapidly acquiring full recognition in the literary world She is about to publish her second novel Bigfeet First Daily Mirror 12 December 1974 p 13 Retrieved 7 August 2018 Carrington Richard 1962 Reviewed Work The Snowman and Company by Odette Tchernine Man 62 80 Furer Haimendorf C von 1972 Reviewed Work The Yeti by Odette Tchernine Man 7 3 515 Oppenheimer Jane 1972 Reviewed Work In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman by Odette Tchernine The Quarterly Review of Biology 47 2 258 259 doi 10 1086 407316 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Odette Tchernine amp oldid 1155170353, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
