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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sara_ParetskySara Paretsky - Wikipedia

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   Sara Paretsky (born June 8, 1947) is an American author of detective fiction, best known for her novels focused on the protagonist V. I. Warshawski.

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   Sara Paretsky revolutionized the mystery world in 1982 when she introduced V.I. Warshawski in Indemnity Only. By creating a detective with the grit and smarts to take on the mean streets, Paretsky challenged a genre in which women historically were vamps or victims.

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   3 days ago · Sara Paretsky (born June 8, 1947, Ames, Iowa, U.S.) is an American mystery writer known for her popular series of novels featuring V.I. Warshawski, a female private investigator. Her books are largely set in and around Chicago.

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4. saraparetsky.comSara Paretsky - Bestselling Author and Creator of Private Eye ...

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   Sara Paretsky - Bestselling Author and Creator of Private Eye V.I. Warshawski. Credited with transforming the mystery through the creation of her female private eye, V.I. Warshawski, Sara Paretsky’s books are international best-sellers, appearing in almost 30 languages. LEARN MORE.

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   "Sara Paretsky, author of a series of mystery novels featuring detective V.I Warshawski, is known for bringing a feminist perspective to the hard-boiled Private Eye genre." (Hileman) Throughout the first book of the series, Indemnity Only, the idea of a strong female lead character is taking shape.

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7. saraparetsky.com › sara-paretskySara Paretsky - Sara Paretsky

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   Sara Paretsky revolutionized the mystery world in 1982 when she introduced V.I. in Indemnity Only. By creating a believable investigator with the grit and the smarts to tackle problems on the mean streets, Paretsky challenged a genre in which women typically were either vamps or victims.

8. www.encyclopedia.com › paretsky-sara-1947Paretsky, Sara 1947– | Encyclopedia.com

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   PERSONAL: Born June 8, 1947, in Ames, IA; daughter of David Paretsky (a scientist) and Mary Edwards (a librarian); married Courtenay Wright (a professor), June 19, 1976; children: Kimball, Timothy, Philip. Education: University of Kansas, B.A., 1967; University of Chicago, M.B.A., 1977, Ph.D., 1977.

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   Who is Sara Paretsky?

   • Sara Paretsky (born June 8, 1947) is an American author of detective fiction, best known for her novels focused on the protagonist V. I. Warshawski . Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa. Her father was a microbiologist and moved the family to Kansas in 1951 after taking a job at the University of Kansas, where Paretsky eventually graduated.

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   How did Sara Paretsky change the mystery world?

   • Sara Paretsky revolutionized the mystery world in 1982 when she introduced V.I. Warshawski in Indemnity Only. By creating a detective with the grit and smarts to take on the mean streets, Paretsky challenged a genre in which women historically were vamps or victims.

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   Why is Sara Paretsky a feminist?

   • Sara Paretsky is well known for her feminist perspective in her novels. This feminist writing style may have been started when Paretsky became “socially and politically active, especially in helping the lobby for abortion rights and later, after the passage of Roe v. Wade, becoming active in the National Abortion Rights Action League ”.

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   Why did Paretsky write 'Indemnity Only'?

   • By creating a detective with the grit and smarts to take on the mean streets, Paretsky challenged a genre in which women historically were vamps or victims. V.I. struck a chord with readers and critics; Indemnity Only was followed by twenty more V.I. novels.

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