Alison Lurie | |
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 Alison Lurie in 1981 | |
| Born | Alison Stewart Lurie September 3, 1926 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 2020 (aged 94) Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
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| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Period | 1962–2020 |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1985) |
| Spouse |
Jonathan Bishop
(m. 1948; div. 1985)Edward Hower |
| Children | 3 |
Alison Stewart Lurie (September 3, 1926 – December 3, 2020) was an American novelist and academic. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 1984 novel Foreign Affairs. Although better known as a novelist, she wrote many non-fiction books and articles, particularly on children's literature and the semiotics of dress.