Feinstein, Elaine (1930–)

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Feinstein, Elaine (1930–)

British poet, novelist and translator. Born Elaine Cooklin, Oct 24, 1930, in Bootle, Lancashire, England; dau. of Isidore and Fay (Compton) Cooklin; educated at Cambridge; m. Arnold Feinstein, 1957.

Writer of poetry, fiction, plays, and biographies, was a lecturer in English literature at Essex University; poetry collections include In a Green Eye (1966), The Magic Apple Tree (1971), Some Unease and Angels (1977), Badlands (1987), Daylight (1997) and Gold (2000); novels include The Circle (1973), The Glass Alembic (1973), The Ecstasy of Dr. Miriam Garner (1976), All You Need (1989) and Dark Inheritance (2001); also translated poetry from Russian, notably the work of poet Marina Tsvetaeva, about whom she also wrote the biography A Captive Lion: The Life of Marina Tsvetayeva (1987). Made fellow of Royal Society of Literature (1981) and awarded Cholmondeley Award for Poets (1990).