Bel Kaufman is a Russian-American teacher and author, best known for writing the 1965 bestselling novel Up the Down Staircase.
In 1979 Kaufman published a second novel, Love, etc.. She has since then written various short stories. She has also continued as a teacher and lecturer. She continued teaching in NYC for over 20 years, according to Pearson Education. Kaufman has written, "I do not LIKE writing; in truth, I HATE writing, and would rather do anything else. But the joy comes when, almost in spite of myself, I come close to what I want to say. A sentence or an insight leaps from the page."
i tooooooooootaly agree! this is awsome! All we need, indeed, is a good EDUCATION to make fly on high heel!
ReplyDeleteBel Kaufman is a Russian-American teacher and author, best known for writing the 1965 bestselling novel Up the Down Staircase.
ReplyDeleteIn 1979 Kaufman published a second novel, Love, etc.. She has since then written various short stories. She has also continued as a teacher and lecturer. She continued teaching in NYC for over 20 years, according to Pearson Education. Kaufman has written, "I do not LIKE writing; in truth, I HATE writing, and would rather do anything else. But the joy comes when, almost in spite of myself, I come close to what I want to say. A sentence or an insight leaps from the page."