Bryant, Dorothy (1930–)
Bryant, Dorothy (1930–)
American writer and feminist. Born 1930 in San Francisco, California; dau. of immigrants from Northern Italy.
Taught English and music in high schools and community colleges for 23 years; published The Comforter (1971), which was later published by Random House as The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You (1983) and has been called a utopian allegory; also wrote Miss Giardino (1978), Garden of Eros (1979), Prisoners (1980), Killing Wonder (1981), Day in San Francisco (1983), Myths to Lie By (1984), Confessions of Madame Psyche (1986), Test (1991) and Ella Price's Journal (1997); with husband, formed an independent publishing company, Ata Books.
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