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'''Iris Owens''' (1929–2008), also known by her pseudonym '''Harriet Daimler''', was an American novelist. |
{{Short description|American novelist}} |
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'''Iris Owens''' (1929–2008), also known by her [[pseudonym]], '''Harriet Daimler''', was an American novelist. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Born '''Iris Klein'''<ref name="nyr">{{cite web|title=Iris Owens|url=http://www.nybooks.com/books/authors/iris-owens/|publisher=nybooks.com|accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref> in [[Brooklyn, New York]], Owens graduated from [[ |
Born '''Iris Klein'''<ref name="nyr">{{cite web|title=Iris Owens|url=http://www.nybooks.com/books/authors/iris-owens/|publisher=nybooks.com|accessdate=5 September 2013}}</ref> in [[Brooklyn, New York]], Owens graduated from [[Brooklyn College]]. During the 1950s and '60s she lived in [[Paris]], where she was associated with the group of expatriate writers who produced the literary review ''[[Merlin (literary magazine)|Merlin]]'', among them [[Alexander Trocchi]], [[Christopher Logue]], [[John Stevenson (writer)|John Stevenson]], [[George Plimpton]] and [[Richard Seaver]]. Like Trocchi and Logue, she earned money writing erotic novels<ref name=indi>{{cite news|title=After Claude, By Iris Owens|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/after-claude-by-iris-owens-2183832.html|publisher=independent.co.uk|accessdate=5 September 2013|location=London|first=Emma|last=Hagestadt|date=14 January 2011}}</ref> for [[Maurice Girodias]]'s [[Olympia Press]]. Owens's four Olympia Press novels, along with a fifth which she coauthored, were published under her pseudonym. |
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Owens returned to New York in 1970, publishing two more novels under her own name. She remained in New York until her death on May 20, 2008. |
Owens returned to New York in 1970, publishing two more novels under her own name. She remained in New York until her death on May 20, 2008. |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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As Harriet Daimler |
===As Harriet Daimler=== |
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* ''Darling'' (Olympia Press, 1956) |
* ''Darling'' (Olympia Press, 1956) |
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* ''The Pleasure Thieves'' (with "Henry Crannach," pseudonym of Marilyn Meeske) (Olympia Press, 1956) |
* ''The Pleasure Thieves'' (with "Henry Crannach," pseudonym of Marilyn Meeske) (Olympia Press, 1956) |
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* ''Woman'' (reissued as ''The Woman Thing'') (Olympia Press, 1958) |
* ''Woman'' (reissued as ''The Woman Thing'') (Olympia Press, 1958) |
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As Iris Owens |
===As Iris Owens=== |
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* ''After Claude'' (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973; [[New York Review of Books]] NYRB Classics series, 2010). |
* ''After Claude'' (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973; [[New York Review of Books]] NYRB Classics series, 2010). |
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* ''Hope Diamond Refuses'' (Alfred A. Knopf, 1984) |
* ''Hope Diamond Refuses'' (Alfred A. Knopf, 1984) |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://izabellascott.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sig.pdf |
* [http://izabellascott.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sig.pdf Izabella Scott, 'Iris Owens: Wit of the Bitch' ] |
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* [https://www.emilybooks.com/2013/10/18/stephen-koch-on-iris-owens |
* [https://www.emilybooks.com/2013/10/18/stephen-koch-on-iris-owens Emily Gould, 'Stephen Koch on Iris Owens' (interview)] |
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* [https://theamericanscholar.org/sex-and-the-single-woman/#.U64nT41dVLo |
* [https://theamericanscholar.org/sex-and-the-single-woman/#.U64nT41dVLo Lisa Zeidner, 'Sex and the Single Woman: Rediscovering the Novels of Iris Owens'] |
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*[https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/9541811 Finding aid to Iris Owens papers at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.] |
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[[Category:1929 births]] |
[[Category:1929 births]] |
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[[Category:2008 deaths]] |
[[Category:2008 deaths]] |
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[[Category:American women writers]] |
[[Category:20th-century American women writers]] |
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[[Category:Barnard College alumni]] |
[[Category:Barnard College alumni]] |
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[[Category:Brooklyn College alumni]] |
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[[Category:20th-century pseudonymous writers]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American women]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:44, 7 April 2022
Iris Owens (1929–2008), also known by her pseudonym, Harriet Daimler, was an American novelist.
Background
[edit]Born Iris Klein[1] in Brooklyn, New York, Owens graduated from Brooklyn College. During the 1950s and '60s she lived in Paris, where she was associated with the group of expatriate writers who produced the literary review Merlin, among them Alexander Trocchi, Christopher Logue, John Stevenson, George Plimpton and Richard Seaver. Like Trocchi and Logue, she earned money writing erotic novels[2] for Maurice Girodias's Olympia Press. Owens's four Olympia Press novels, along with a fifth which she coauthored, were published under her pseudonym.
Owens returned to New York in 1970, publishing two more novels under her own name. She remained in New York until her death on May 20, 2008.
Works
[edit]As Harriet Daimler
[edit]- Darling (Olympia Press, 1956)
- The Pleasure Thieves (with "Henry Crannach," pseudonym of Marilyn Meeske) (Olympia Press, 1956)
- Innocence (Olympia Press, 1957)
- The Organization (Olympia Press, 1957)
- Woman (reissued as The Woman Thing) (Olympia Press, 1958)
As Iris Owens
[edit]- After Claude (Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973; New York Review of Books NYRB Classics series, 2010).
- Hope Diamond Refuses (Alfred A. Knopf, 1984)
References
[edit]- ^ "Iris Owens". nybooks.com. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Hagestadt, Emma (14 January 2011). "After Claude, By Iris Owens". London: independent.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Izabella Scott, 'Iris Owens: Wit of the Bitch'
- Emily Gould, 'Stephen Koch on Iris Owens' (interview)
- Lisa Zeidner, 'Sex and the Single Woman: Rediscovering the Novels of Iris Owens'
- Finding aid to Iris Owens papers at Columbia University. Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
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