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Foreign Affairs

by Alison Lurie

Pulitzer Prize · 1985 · Winner
Literary FictionISBN 9780812976311

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction1985Winner

About the Author

Alison LurieAmerican

Alison Lurie (1926-2020) was an acclaimed American novelist known for her witty comedies of manners often set in academic environments, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 1984 novel Foreign Affairs. Notable works include The War Between the Tates (1974), Love and Friendship (1962), and The Truth About Lorin Jones (1988), alongside non-fiction on children's literature and dress semiotics.

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