Kim Chernin
American writer (1940–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kim Chernin (May 7, 1940 – December 17, 2020), writer, editor and spiritual counselor, published numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry centered on women's search for self. In the early eighties, The Obsession and the national bestseller The Hungry Self were among the first popular books addressing women's eating disorders. She is best known for her memoir, In My Mother's House: A Daughter's Store, which was one of the first books on mother-daughter relationships. Her memoir was nominated for a Chronicle Critics Award and chosen as Alice Walker’s Favorite Book of the Year in the New York Times, 1983.[1] Her first novel, The Flame Bearers was a New York Times Notable Book.[2]
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Born | (1940-05-07)May 7, 1940 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 17, 2020(2020-12-17) (aged 80) Point Reyes Station, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Genre | Fiction, non-fiction, poetry |
Subject | Feminism, Judaism, mysticism, psychoanalysis, spirituality, eating disorders, food |
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She appeared on Phil Donahue, Good Morning America, Charlie Rose, The Today Show and others, and was featured on radio stations across the U.S., including NPR, KQED Forum and Larry King Radio. She appeared in the documentaries If Women Ruled the World: A Washington Dinner Party[3] and Goddess Remembered.