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May Sarton
Belgian-American poet, novelist and memoirist, Eleanore Marie Sarton ( – )
May Sarton | |
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Born | Eleanore Marie Sarton ()May 3, Wondelgem, Belgium |
Died | July 16, () (aged83) York, Maine, US |
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Nationality | Belgian, American |
Genre | Fiction, poetry, non-fiction, children's literature |
Partner | Judy Matlack |
May Sarton was the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton[1] (May 3, – July 16, ), a Belgian-American novelist, poet, and memoirist.
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Although her best work is strongly personalised with erotic female imagery, she resisted the label of ‘lesbian writer’, preferring to convey the universality of human love.
Biography
Sarton was born in Wondelgem, Belgium (today a part of the city of Ghent),[1] the only child of historian of scienceGeorge Sarton and his wife, English artist Mabel Eleanor Elwes.
When German troops invaded Belgium after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in , her family fled to Ipswich,