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Jessica Mitford

British writer (1917-1996) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 78

Jessica Lucy "Decca" Treuhaft was an English-American author, communist activist and one of the Mitford sisters. Her 1960 memoir Hons and Rebels and her 1963 book of social commentary The American Way of Death both became classics.

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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship1972

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1996 · aged 78

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