Gertrude Atherton fut une auteure américaine éminente et prolifique, nombre de ses romans se déroulant dans sa Californie natale. Connue pour sa volonté de fer et son indépendance d'esprit, Atherton a exploré des thèmes tels que le féminisme, la politique et la guerre à travers ses écrits variés, incluant romans, nouvelles et essais. Son style littéraire reflétait souvent son esprit audacieux et parfois controversé, faisant d'elle une figure notable de la littérature américaine. Ses œuvres offrent un aperçu captivant des paysages sociaux et politiques de son époque.
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Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 - June 14, 1948) was an American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, politics, and war. Atherton's first publication was "The Randolphs of Redwood: A Romance", serialized in The Argonaut in March 1882 under the pseudonym Asmodeus. When she revealed to her family that she was the author, it caused her to be ostracized. In 1888, she left for New York, leaving Muriel with her grandmother. She traveled to London, and eventually returned to California. Atherton's first novel, What Dreams May Come, was published in 1888 under the pseudonym Frank Lin.