Elaine Neil Orr
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Elaine Neil Orr

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Elaine Neil Orr is the author of six books, including A Different Sun and Swimming Between Worlds. She was born in Nigeria; the American South is her second home. She writes richly about the natural world, complex human relationships, and journey to enlightenment. In a starred review, Library Journal said of her first novel, A Different Sun, "This extraordinary novel shines with light and depth." Charles Frazier says of her new novel, Dancing Woman is "ultimately a story of longing--for a sense of self, community, redemption, and healing--and a profound exploration of the transformative power of art." She has received awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the North Carolina Arts Council, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. In 2016, she was Kathryn Stripling Byer writer-in-residence at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. In addition to her books, her short stories and memoirs have appeared in The Missouri Review, Image, Shenandoah, and Blackbird, among other places. She is on the faculty of English at North Carolina State University and teaches in the Naslund-Mann School of Writing.
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