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Alfred Kazin

(1915–1998) Literary Critic United States

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Alfred Kazin was a literary critic from the United States, best known for On native grounds.

Quick Facts About Alfred Kazin

Born
June 5, 1915
Died
June 5, 1998
Nationality
United States
Profession
Literary Critic
Notable works
On native grounds
Spouse
Ann Birstein

About Alfred Kazin

Alfred Kazin was an American writer and literary critic. His literary reviews appeared in The New York Times, the New York Herald-Tribune, The New Republic and The New Yorker. He wrote often about the immigrant experience in early twentieth-century America. His trilogy of memoirs, A Walker in the City (1951), Starting Out in the Thirties (1965) and New York Jew (1978), were all finalists for the National Book Award for Nonfiction.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

George Polk Award Guggenheim Fellowship Rome Prize Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award

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