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Authors and Novelists

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American literature has influenced the lives of many, and it has inspired other authors in creating their tales of fiction.

Hyphenated American authors (authors who were immigrants to this country) have added a unique blend of languages and images in their writing. Please match up the name of these hyphenated authors with the statement that best fits their description or quote. Also, identify the countries of birth of each of these authors.

A. Deepak Chopra

B. Norma Elia Cantu

C. Bharati Mukherjee

D. Elie Wiesel

E. Vladimir Nabokov

F. Derek Walcott

G. Isaac Asimov

1. "Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right."

2. Author of the famous book Lolita

3. "I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents."

4. Writer and motivational speaker, and an expert in alternative medicine

5. Author of Canícula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera. Please also identify the university where he/she is currently a professor

6. Author whose first novel portrayed emotions shared by those of many immigrants to the US. Please also identify the university where he/she is currently a professor

7. Poet and playwright who stated, “We are all strangers here ... Our bodies think in one language and move in another...”

Send your answers, along with some biographical information about yourself (Are you an immigrant? If so, where are you from? Where do you live? What is your occupation? Special interests?), tell us how long you've been a subscriber to our newsletter and what you use our newsletter/website for, to:

jortiz@shusterman.com

The winner will receive a free consultation before the end of September 2007.