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Margaret Halsey

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American writer (1910-1997)

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Margaret Halsey was an American writer who lived in the United Kingdom for a short time. Her first book With Malice Toward Some (1938) grew out of her experiences there. It was a witty and humorous bestseller, selling 600,000 copies.

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1938National Book Award

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Margaret Halsey was an American writer who lived in the United Kingdom for a short time. Her first book With Malice Toward Some (1938) grew out of her experiences there. It was a witty and humorous bestseller, selling 600,000 copies. It won one of the early National Book Awards: the Most Original Book of 1938, voted by members of the American Booksellers Association.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1997 · aged 86
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2 languages

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