Dorothy Allison Bio | Wiki
Dorothy Allison is a well-known American writer. Her writings are mostly on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism, and lesbianism. She received several Lambda Literary Awards and is a self-identified lesbian femme. In addition, she was elected to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 2014.
Dorothy Allison Age
She was born in Greenville, South Carolina, in the United States on April 11, 1949. Allison is 74 years old.
Dorothy Allison Height
She is a woman of average stature. Allison stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in ( approx. 1.68m ).
Dorothy Allison Mother | Family
She was born to her devoted parents in Greenville, South Carolina, in the United States. Allison holds American nationality. Her mother is Ruth Gibson Allison, who was 15 when she had Allison and her father died when she was a baby. Her mother worked as a waitress and cook. Allison had a stepfather when she was five who began to abuse her sexually for seven years.
After Ruth chased the stepfather, he resumed the sexual abuse, continuing for five years. This led her to suffer mentally and physically, contracting gonorrhea that was not diagnosed and treated until she was in her 20s. When she was one year, her mother was married but the husband died when her little sister was born.
Dorothy Allison Lesbian
She came out as a lesbian when she was a teenager. The sexual abuse from her stepfather left her suffering mentally and physically, contracting gonorrhea that was not diagnosed and treated until she was in her 20s. Furthermore, the untreated disease left her unable to have children. She lives with her late partner of more than 30 years, Alix Layman at Northern California with a son Wolf Michael.
Dorothy Allison Education
She graduated with her high school diploma from a local school where she was the first of her family to graduate from high school. Allison enrolled at Florida Presbyterian College (now Eckerd College) on a National Merit scholarship in 1967. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology in 1971. In addition, she earned an M.A. in urban anthropology in 1981 from the New School for Social Research.
Dorothy Allison Cavedweller
She also authored her second book, Cavedweller. The book is about domestic violence, friendship among women, mother-daughter bonds, and poverty in the small-town American South. In her book, the story is told primarily from the perspective of Delia Byrd. Moreover, the book was adapted into a movie in 2004.
Dorothy Allison Trash
Trash is a short story collection authored by Allison that was first published in 1988. The short stories have themes like strength, cycles of poverty, identity, aggression, mother/daughter relationships, and survival. The book has 14 stories.
Dorothy Allison Bastards | Book
In 1992, she authored her first book, Bastard Out of Carolina. The book is about Allison’s hometown of Greenville, South Carolina in the 1950s narrated by Ruth Anne “Bone” Boatwright. In the book, there is primary conflict occurs between Bone and her mother’s husband, Glen Waddell. Furthermore, the book examines the complexities of mother-child relationships, conditions of class, race, and sexuality. In addition, it contains 309 pages and it was one of five finalists for the 1992 National Book Award.
Dorothy Allison A Question of Class | A Psychic Story
A Question of Class is an essay written by Allison where she explores her identity by focusing on her experiences as what she refers to as “southern white trash”.
Dorothy Allison Quotes
As an author, she has used several quotes in her writing. Some of the quotes include:
- “Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies”
- “There is one I don’t behind every story I tell”
- “Change, when it comes, cracks everything open”
- “Piece by piece, my mother is being stolen from me”
- “Write to your fear”
- “Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning”
- “Behind my carefully buttoned collar is my nakedness, the struggle to find clean clothes, food, meaning, and money.”
Dorothy Allison River Of Names
River of Names is a short story published in 1988. The story employs a method of surrealism that recalls the Jeffrey Eugenides novel The Virgin Suicides.
Dorothy Allison This is Our World
This is Our World is Allison’s essay that contains 979 words. In the essay, she shares her perspective of how she views the world as we know it. She has also a very vivid past with searing memories of her childhood.
Dorothy Allison Author
She has authored several books including:
- The Women Who Hate Me in 1983
- Trash in 1989
- Bastard Out of Carolina in 1992
- Skin in 1994
- Two or Three Things I Know for Sure in 1995
- Cavedweller in 1998
- Conversations in 2012
- Jason Who Will be Famous in 2009
Dorothy Allison Net Worth
Allison is a 74-year-old American writer who has attained decent fortune from her writing career. Her net worth is $3 Million.
Who Is Dorothy Allison
Allison is a 74-year-old American writer. Her writings are mostly on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism, and lesbianism. She received several Lambda Literary Awards and is a self-identified lesbian femme. Additionally, She was elected to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 2014 and has authored several books.
How Old Is Dorothy Allison
She is 74 years old born in Greenville, South Carolina, in the United States on April 11, 1949.
Is Dorothy Allison Married
She lives with her late partner of more than 30 years, Alix Layman at Northern California with a son Wolf Michael.