Elizabeth Kostova
American writer · United States · Writers · Born 1964 · age 61
Elizabeth Kostova is read about 64 times a day, in 19 languages.
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Something wrong?Elizabeth Johnson Kostova is an American author best known for her debut novel The Historian.
A life in dates
2005“Dracula is a metaphor for the evil that is so hard to undo in history.”In their words12 June 2005As quoted in "Raising the Undead" by Jessica Treadway, Chicago Tribune (12 June 2005)“As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it.”In their wordsA Note to the Reader“Life’s better, sounder, when we don’t brood unnecessarily on horrors.”In their wordsCh. 4“I’ve always been interested in foreign relations. It’s my belief that the study of history should be our preparation for understanding the present, rather than an escape from it.”In their wordsCh. 391964Born26 December 1964
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, Elizabeth Kostova
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Dracula is a metaphor for the evil that is so hard to undo in history.
As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it.
Life’s better, sounder, when we don’t brood unnecessarily on horrors.
Writers from the United States 6
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
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Born 1964 · age 61
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