Elyssa East

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Elyssa East

Literature

#6699

World Rank

#10023

Historical Rank

#3026

USA Rank

Writing

#2173

World Rank

#2776

Historical Rank

#1373

USA Rank

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Why Is Elyssa East Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Elyssa East is an American nonfiction writer. She is the author of the creative nonfiction book Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town, which chronicles a murder that occurred in an area known as Dogtown, Massachusetts, just outside Gloucester, in 1984. As part of her research for the book, East interviewed the murderer, Peter Hodgkins, in prison. This nonfiction book won the 2010 L. L. Winship/P.E.N. New England Award and has been critically reviewed. According to East, the book was inspired in part by the paintings of Dogtown by Marsden Hartley.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Elyssa East?

Elyssa East is affiliated with the following schools:

• Reed College
• New York University