Erika Ostrovsky ( Spielberg; May 30, 1926 – February 15, 2010) was an Austrian-born American biographer who wrote ''Céline and his Vision'' (1967).
Biography
Erika Spielberg was born in
Vienna
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on May 30, 1926. She was educated mainly in the United States.
Her interest in
Louis-Ferdinand Céline stemmed from a 3-year stay in France, where she studied at the
Alliance Française and the
Sorbonne. She was Assistant Professor of French at
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
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. She has been active in the discovery, identification, and acquisition of important unpublished Céline manuscripts for the New York University Libraries.
Kurt Vonnegut refers to ''Céline and his Vision'' in his book ''
Slaughterhouse Five
''Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death'' is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life and experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to h ...
'' (1969).
Ostrovsky died on February 15, 2010, at the age of 83.
References
External links
AHC Interview with Erika Ostrovsky
1926 births
2010 deaths
Austrian literary critics
Austrian women literary critics
Austrian emigrants to the United States
New York University faculty
University of Paris alumni
Austrian expatriates in France
Writers from Vienna
Austrian women writers
American expatriates in France
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