Irving Howe
American writer, literary and social critic and socialist activist (1920-1993) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 72
Irving Howe was an American author, literary and social critic, and a key figure in the democratic socialist movement in the U.S. He co-founded and served as longtime editor of Dissent magazine.
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1993Died5 May 19931978Ralph J. Bunche AwardAward1977Francis Parkman PrizeAwardNational Book AwardAward1920Born11 June 1920
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In 1976, he wrote the National Book Award-winning World of Our Fathers, a history of East European Jews who immigrated to America.
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Lived 1920 to 1993 · aged 72
