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Gertrude Atherton
AuthorBooks · Second hand1857-1948
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was an American writer. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestselling novel Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war.
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About Gertrude Atherton
Birth
1857
Death
1948
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was an American writer. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestselling novel Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war.
Gertrude Atherton was an extremely prolific American author who published a total of 88 works throughout her career.
Born in San Francisco, she used her home state of California as the primary setting for many of her most notable novels.
Her bestseller Black Oxen, published in 1923, was adapted for the big screen as a silent film.
In addition to her work as a novelist, she excelled as a screenwriter and author of essays on feminism, politics, and war.
Her book The Californians is considered one of the most representative titles of her extensive literary career.
