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Garen Drussai
1916–2009
A mid-century writer of science fiction and mystery, she published under the name Garen Drussai and is remembered especially for sharp, imaginative short fiction. Her work appeared in genre magazines in the 1950s and later, including stories written with Kirk Drussai.
1 Audiobook
The Twilight Years
by Kirk Drussai, Garen Drussai
About the author
Born Clara Hettler in the Bronx on June 17, 1916, she wrote under the name Garen Lewis Drussai. She became known as an American writer of science fiction and mystery, building a body of work that was especially active in the 1950s.
Drussai published short fiction in well-known genre magazines, and her name is often linked with The Twilight Years, a science fiction story co-written with Kirk Drussai. Her work blended speculative ideas with a strong sense of plot, which helped it find a place with readers of both science fiction and mystery.
She died on November 16, 2009. While she is not as widely known today as some of her contemporaries, her stories remain part of the rich magazine culture that shaped twentieth-century popular fiction.