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Donna Levin (born September 4, 1954) is a San Francisco-based author, editor and writing teacher. She has published the novels ''Extraordinary Means'' (Arbor House, 1987) and ''California Street'' (Simon and Schuster, 1990). Born in the city of California, Levin graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in theater arts, and earned a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.〔http://www.donnalevin.net/bio.htm Donna Levin Biography〕 Levin worked for many years for the University of California, Berkeley Extension as an instructor in the creative writing department. Levin drew from her experiences as a workshop leader there and at other venues to write two books on the craft of fiction, ''Get That Novel Started'' (Writer’s Digest Books, 1992) and ''Get That Novel Written'' (Writer’s Digest Books, 1996). Levin’s papers are part of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University,〔http://www.bu.edu/dbin/archives/index.php?pid=403&study_guides=08 Donna Levin Papers〕 and her novels are part of the collection of “California novels” in the California State Library.〔http://www.lib.state.ca.us California State Library〕 ==Novels== ''Extraordinary Means'' is a literary fantasy in which a young woman, although diagnosed in an irreversible coma, is able to observe her family members debate over whether or not to withdraw life support. It is loosely drawn from the real-life controversy surrounding Karen Ann Quinlan. ''California Street'', categorized as "romance mystery" by Marilyn Stasio of ''The New York Times''〔http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/28/books/crime-656490.html?pagewanted=2 ''The New York Times'' Review of ''California Street''〕 was published at a time when the number of women mystery writers was proliferating.〔http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/continuing-ed/genrestudy/gsmyst/advenmyst Adventures in Storytelling: Mystery〕 The protagonist is Joel Abramowitz, a compassionate but flawed psychoanalyst who inadvertently becomes involved in the disappearance of one woman and the murder of another. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donna Levin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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