Mary Clyde (born February 19, 1953 in

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) is an American

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writer, author of ''Survival Rates'' (

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, 2001), which won the 1999

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from the

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. Clyde was praised for her work by ''The New York Times'': "Clyde's writing has many strengths, but the greatest one is her ability to transform a shallow experience into something resembling hope. That she does so with intelligence and wit makes this collection as good as they get." She graduated from

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, with an M.A., in 1977, and

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, with an M.F.A., in 1997. She is the mother of five children: Emily Clyde Curtis, Sarah, Rachel June Jones, David, and Thomas.

Published works

Short Story Collections * Anthology Publications * *

References

Sources

''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale, 2009. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009
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