Hortense Calisher
Hortense Calisher was an American writer of fiction and the second female president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Background
- Born in
- New York City
- Educated at
- Barnard CollegeHunter College High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship🏆 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Timeline
1911
Born
Birth2009
Died
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