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Edmund Wilson

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American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters (1895-1972)

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Edmund Wilson Jr. was an American writer, literary critic, and journalist. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary critics of the 20th century. Wilson began his career as a journalist, writing for publications such as Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.

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1966Emerson-Thoreau Medal
1963Presidential Medal of Freedom
1935Guggenheim Fellowship

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Edmund Wilson Jr. was an American writer, literary critic, and journalist. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary critics of the 20th century. Wilson began his career as a journalist, writing for publications such as Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. He helped to edit The New Republic, served as chief book critic for The New Yorker, and was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books.

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Lived 1895 to 1972 · aged 77
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