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LISA ALTHER

NOVELIST & BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

ISF Award for Human Achievement: Lisa Alther

Thundering onto the American literary scene in 1976 with her first novel, Kinflicks, Lisa Alther plugged firmly into the mid-70s zeitgeist. Doris Lessing, who called Alther ‘a strong, salty, original talent’, became her friend and mentor. And, through Lessing, she became a close friend of Idries Shah.

With a soft-spoken, self-deprecating style, her refreshing way of examining age-old issues on gender and society has won Lisa Alther a world-wide following. The ISF Award Committee would like to make special mention of About Women, her extraordinary and profound collaboration with Françoise Gilot, author of Life With Picasso.

Kin Flicks by Lisa Alther
Swan Song by Lisa Alther
Washed in Blood by Lisa Alther

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LISA ALTHER