Flora Rheta Schreiber
Flora Rheta Schreiber (April 24, 1918 – November 3, 1988)[1] was an American journalist and the author of the 1973 bestseller Sybil. For many years, she was also an English instructor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Her bestselling book, Sybil (1973), tells the story of a woman (identified years later as
paranoid schizophrenia
.
Schreiber's papers are housed in the Special Collections unit at Lloyd Sealy Library of John Jay College.[2] The collection is a comprehensive documentation of her life and career.[1]
Selected bibliography
- 1954. William Schuman, coauthored with Vincent Persichetti. New York: G. Schirmer.
- 1956. Your Child's Speech: A Practical Guide for Parents for the First Five Years. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
- 1973. Sybil. Chicago: Regnery.
- 1983. The Shoemaker: The Anatomy of a Psychotic. New York: Simon & Schuster.
References
- ^ a b Special Collections, database. 2020. "The Papers of Flora Rheta Schreiber 1916–1988." Lloyd Sealy Library. New York: John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Special Collections. 5 May 2020. "Manuscript Collections." Lloyd Sealy Library. New York: John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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