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Leon Edel

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Canadian writer (1907-1997)

United StatesWritersLived 1907 to 1997 · aged 89
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Joseph Leon Edel was an American/Canadian literary critic and biographer. He was the elder brother of North American philosopher Abraham Edel.

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Cover of volume one of Leon Edel's five-volume biography of Henry James, Avon Books paperback edition 1978Cover of volume one of Leon Edel's five-volume biography of Henry James, Avon Books paperback edition 1978

Awards 5

1985National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography
1963Pulitzer Prize for Biography
1963National Book Award
1963National Book Award for Nonfiction
1936Guggenheim Fellowship

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Herbert P. BixAlso won National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyEdward BallAlso won National Book Award for NonfictionSamuel Flagg BemisAlso won Pulitzer Prize for BiographyTom ReissAlso won Pulitzer Prize for BiographyJonny SteinbergAlso won National Book Critics Circle Award in BiographyCatherine Drinker BowenAlso won National Book Award for Nonfiction

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1997 · aged 89
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6 languages

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