Odette Tchernine
Odette Tchernine | |
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Born | c. 1897 |
Died | 1992 |
Occupation(s) | Author, journalist |
Odette Tchernine (c. 1897–1992)[1][2] was a British author, cryptozoologist, novelist and journalist.
Biography
Tchernine was born in
Cryptozoology
Tchernine is best known for writing several books on the abominable snowman or yeti, such as In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman, Taplinger Publishing, 1971. Before In Pursuit, she published The Snowman and Company. Initially a socialite and novelist, she earned a reputation from the 1950s through the 1970s "as one of Britain's most formidable monster hunters."[5]
Tchernine's books on the yeti were criticized by academics.
Tchernine's In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman was negatively reviewed by Jane M. Oppenheimer who commented that the evidence collected for the yeti was mostly taken from dubious Russian sources which are anecdotal or suggestive and that a specialist will demand much stronger evidence.[8]
Selected publications
- Thou Shalt Not Fail (1916)
- Explorers' and Travellers' Tales (1958)
- The Snowman and Company (with a foreword by Eric Shipton, 1961)
- Explorers Remember (1967)
- The Yeti (1970)
- In Pursuit of the Abominable Snowman (1971)
- The Singing Dust (1976, with Gerald Moore)
References
- ^ The Author's and Writer's Who's Who (1971). Sixth edition. Darien, Connecticut: Hafner Publishing.
- ^ Odette Tchernine. Great War Theatre.
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ "A "Bush" Novelist". Pall Mall Gazette. London, England. 22 April 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
Miss Odette Tchernine, the young daughter of a Russian resident in London, who is rapidly acquiring full recognition in the literary world. She is about to publish her second novel...
- ^ "Bigfeet First". Daily Mirror. 12 December 1974. p. 13. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ Carrington, Richard (1962). "Reviewed Work: The Snowman and Company by Odette Tchernine". Man. 62: 80.
- ^ Fürer-Haimendorf, C. von (1972). "Reviewed Work: The Yeti by Odette Tchernine". Man. 7 (3): 515.
- doi:10.1086/407316.