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Josephine Herbst

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American writer (1892-1969)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1892 to 1969 · aged 76
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Josephine Herbst was an American writer and journalist, active from 1923 to near the time of her death. She was a radical with communist leanings, who "incorporate[d] the philosophy of socialism into her fiction" and "aligned herself with the political Left".

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1936Guggenheim Fellowship

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Josephine Herbst was an American writer and journalist, active from 1923 to near the time of her death. She was a radical with communist leanings, who "incorporate[d] the philosophy of socialism into her fiction" and "aligned herself with the political Left". She wrote "proletarian novels" conceived along the party line, "in Marxist terms" and described as a "subtle blend of art and propaganda."

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1969 · aged 76
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6 languages

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