Bette Howland

Bette Howland (January 28, 1937 – December 13, 2017) was an American writer and literary critic. She wrote for Commentary Magazine.[1]

Personal life

Born Bette Lee Sotonoff to Sam Sotonoff, a machinist, and Jessie Berger, a homemaker, much of her work focused on her native Chicago, although she left the city in 1975.[2]

In 1956, she married Howard Howland, a biologist. The couple had two sons but later separated and divorced, although she kept his surname.[3] She worked as a librarian and did editorial work for the University of Chicago Press.[4]

Awards

Works

  • The iron year, University of Iowa, 1967
  • W-3, Viking Press, 1974; ISBN 978-0-670-74863-1
  • Blue in Chicago, Harper & Row, 1978; ISBN 978-0-06-011957-7
  • Things to Come and Go: Three Stories, Knopf, 1983; ISBN 978-0-394-53032-1

Death

Howland died on December 13, 2017 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, aged 80. She suffered from multiple sclerosis and dementia. She was survived by her two sons, Jacob and Frank; a sister, Mrs. Rochelle Altman; five grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Braun, Aurel. "Search « Commentary Magazine". Commentarymagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  2. ↑ Blades, John (March 18, 1993). "Home Again". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Obituary, Nytimes.com, December 17, 2017; accessed December 18, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bette Howland: The Tale of a Forgotten Genius - Literary Hub". Lithub.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Archived February 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Bette Howland - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Gf.org. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
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