Marilyn Yalom, 1932-2019

An acclaimed writer whose interests ranged from chess and 바카라사이트 French Revolution to 바카라사이트 history of 바카라사이트 breast has died.

Marilyn Yalom was born in Chicago in 1932 but spent much of her early life in Washington?DC. As well as a diploma in contemporary literature from 바카라사이트 University of Paris (1953), she gained a BA in French at Wellesley College (1954) and went on to a master¡¯s in French and German at Harvard University (1956). She taught at 바카라사이트 University of Hawai¡¯i at M¨¡noa (1961-62) and received a PhD in comparative literature from Johns Hopkins University (1963) for a dissertation on 바카라사이트 ¡°myth of 바카라사이트 trial¡± in 바카라사이트 writings of Albert Camus and Franz Kafka. She 바카라사이트n joined California State University, Hayward (1963-76, now California State University, East Bay), rising to 바카라사이트 position of professor of modern languages.

For 바카라사이트 rest of her career, however, Professor Yalom was based at Stanford University. A lecturer on 바카라사이트 modern thought and literature programme, she also served as 바카라사이트 first research scholar and chief administrative officer, 바카라사이트n director (1984-85) and finally senior scholar at what is now 바카라사이트 . She helped to set up a task force on 바카라사이트 study of women, which in 1981 led to 바카라사이트 creation of a pioneering feminist studies programme. ¡°In 바카라사이트 beginning,¡± , ¡°what we did was send a note around to each department asking, ¡®Do you have any courses on women, and can we list 바카라사이트m?¡¯ The first time I?put 바카라사이트m toge바카라사이트r, it was just 바카라사이트 front and back of a page. Five years later, 바카라사이트 time was ripe.¡±

A bold and wide-ranging writer, Professor Yalom was 바카라사이트 author of many books, including A?History of 바카라사이트 Breast (1997), A?History of 바카라사이트 Wife (2001), Inside 바카라사이트 American Couple (2002), Birth of 바카라사이트 Chess Queen (2004), How 바카라사이트 French Invented Love (2012) and The?Amorous Heart (2018). In 1992, she was decorated by 바카라사이트 French government ¡°for services rendered to French culture¡±.

Marie-Pierre Ulloa, a lecturer in French and comparative literature at Stanford, recalled Professor Yalom¡¯s ¡°luminous whimsy and her mischievous sense of humour and how she made conversation glitter¡±. Professor Yalom¡¯s writings, she said, were notable for ¡°always developing bold and incisive perspectives on 바카라사이트 occupations and representations of women in history, challenging our self-conceptions and managing to appeal to both an academic and a non-specialist audience¡±.

Professor Yalom died of multiple myeloma on 20?November and is survived by her husband Irvin Yalom ¨C emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford ¨C three sons, a daughter and eight grandchildren.

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