Alison Lurie: Quick Facts

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Born	September 3, 1926 • Chicago • Illinois
Died	December 3, 2020 (aged 94) • Ithaca • New York
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works	“Clever Gretchen and Other Forgotten Folktales • “Fabulous Beasts” • “Foreign Affairs” • “Heavenly Zoo: Legends and Tales of the Stars, The” • “Imaginary Friends” • “Love and Friendship” • “Only Children” • “Real People” • “The Last Resort” • “The Nowhere City” • “The Truth About Lorin Jones” • “The War Between the Tates” • “Truth and Consequences” • “Women and Ghosts”