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Amy Hempel (born December 14, 1951) is an American short story writer and journalist. She teaches creative writing at the Michener Center for Writers.
Mar 25, 2019 · Hempel, like some practical genius of the forest, can make living structures out of what look like mere bric-a-brac, leavings, residue. It’s astonishing how little she needs to get something up...
Mar 19, 2019 · Amy Hempel’s best short stories reveal how rich spareness can be. By Ruth Franklin. Kim Ryu. April 2019 Issue. Amy Hempel’s introduction to writing fiction was a workshop in her late 20s...
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Amy Hempel is an American short story writer, journalist, and university professor at Brooklyn College. Hempel was a former student of Gordon Lish, who eventually helped her publish her first collection of short stories.
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Mar 25, 2019 · An interview with the award-winning short story writer Amy Hempel about her new book "Sing To It" and her writing process. She discusses the personal elements, associational thinking, and external threats in her fiction.
May 7, 2019 · A review of Amy Hempel’s latest collection of stories, Sing to It, which showcases her signature style of compression and resilience. The reviewer praises Hempel’s ability to evoke trauma and humor with spare and subtle language.
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May 29, 2019 · Hempel is a literary star in her native United States, where writers of short stories are given their due. Her fame hasn’t quite reached across the Atlantic yet, though the same could once have been said of Lydia Davis and George Saunders.
