Alison Lurie

Alison Lurie is an American novelist and academic. She won the Pulitzer Prize for her 1984 novel Foreign Affairs.

Although better known as a novelist, she has also written numerous non-fiction books and articles, particularly on children’s literature and the semiotics of dress.

Date of birth:
3rd September, 1926
"There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet, ashy smell of scorched cookies. The war has begun."
― Alison Lurie
Topic(s): War

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