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Alison Lurie
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American novelist and academic (1926-2020)
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Alison Lurie was an American writer, novelist, university teacher and essayist, born on 3 September 1926 in Chicago. She was educated at Radcliffe College and was employed by Cornell University, working in Ithaca, where her archives are held at Cornell University Library. She was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is recognised in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
Lurie received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Prix Femina étranger. Her works include 100% Pure Florida Fiction, The Truth About Lorin Jones, Imaginary Friends, The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales and War Between the Tates. She had three children, and died in Ithaca on 3 December 2020.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- September 3, 1926
- Works
- 92
Top works
- 100% Pure Florida Fiction
- The truth about Lorin Jones
- Imaginary Friends
- The Oxford book of modern fairy tales
- War Between the Tates
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alison
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Ithaca
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Radcliffe College
- Employer
- Cornell University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- alisonlurie.com
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Ithaca
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1926-09-03
- date of death
- 2020-12-03
- name in native language
- Alison Stewart Lurie
- archives at
- Cornell University Library
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