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Helen Bassine Yglesias (March 29, 1915 – March 28, 2008) was an American novelist. Early life. Yglesias was the youngest of seven children born to Solomon and Kate Bassine, both Yiddish -speaking immigrants from the Russian-controlled portion of Poland who lived in an apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Apr 7, 2008 · Helen Yglesias, Who Wrote of Women, Is Dead at 92. By Dennis Hevesi. April 7, 2008. Helen Yglesias, whose novels examined women’s lives in an array of settings and situations small towns,...
Episode 108: Queer Klezmer with Isle of Klezbos. At the age of 54, Helen Yglesias dedicated herself to becoming a writer. Her works focus on the lives and concerns of Jewish women in New York. Her most notable books include Sweetsir and The Girls.
Helen Yglesias was the author of five published novels, the first written when she was a 54-year-old mother of three. Self-educated beyond high school, this daughter of Yiddish-speaking immigrants had jobs selling underwear, stuffing envelopes, teaching ballroom dancing, typing manuscripts, writing book reviews, and, eventually, editing.
YGLESIAS, Helen. Nationality: American. Born: Helen Bassine in New York City, 29 March 1915. Family: Married 1) Bernard Cole in 1938 (divorced 1950), one son and one daughter; 2) Jose Yglesias in 1950 (divorced 1992, deceased 1995); one son.
Aug 25, 1999 · Girls. Hardcover – August 25, 1999. by Helen Yglesias (Author) 3.0 217 ratings. See all formats and editions. In her first novel in a dozen years, the author of How She Died and Sweetsir gives us four grand old ladies, sisters, each unique and indelibly real, in a poignant and very funny story about the last American taboos, old age and dying.
Showing 11 distinct works. sort by. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Helen Yglesias has 11 books on Goodreads with 964 ratings. Helen Yglesias’s most popular book is The Girls.
