Debra Dean
Debra Lynn Dean is an American writer, best known for her 2006 novel, The Madonnas of Leningrad.Life
Dean was born and brought up in Seattle, and studied English and Drama at Whitman College, graduating in 1980. She then trained as an actress in New York City, where she married another actor, and worked mostly in theatre until returning to her home area to study for a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Oregon. She now teaches creative writing at Florida International University, where she is an associate professor of English.Works
