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Name: Anna Kavan  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 10th April 1901
   
Place of Birth: Cannes, France
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Anna Kavan (born April 10, 1904 as Helen Emily Woods, died 1968) was an author. She named herself after a character in one of her books.

Books of hers include

  • Asylum Piece (1940)
  • Eagle's Nest (1957)
  • Ice (1967)
  • Julia and the Bazooka (1970)
  • A Scarcity of Love (1971)
  • Who Are You? (1973)
  • Let Me Alone (1974)

She died in 1968 after a long period battling a heroin addiction. Many of her works were published posthumously.

External Links

  • Anna Kavan Website
  • Full Bibliography

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