Leonard Michaels: Quick Facts


Facts

Born January 2, 1933 • New York City • New York
Died May 10, 2003 (aged 70) • Berkeley • California
Notable Works “Going Places” • “I Would Have Saved Them If I Could” • “Shuffle” • “The Men’s Club”

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William Saroyan
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Henry James
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Ernest Hemingway
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James Baldwin
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Joan Didion, 1970
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Doctorow, E.L.
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Ana Castillo
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William Carlos Williams
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Graham Greene, 1982
Graham Greene
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain
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Theodore Dreiser
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Alice Walker smiling and wearing glasses, a beaded necklace, and a burgundy velvet top at the opening of The Color Purple in New York City.
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Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
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Joyce Carol Oates, 2012
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Garson Kanin
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