biography
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| lived:
| (1906–82)
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| biography:
| Essayist and critic, born in New York City, New York, USA. Entering journalism after graduating from Yale, he eventually became a staff writer for the New Yorker (1951–71). His essays and political, social, and literary criticism, renowned for their ironic wit, were collected in several volumes including The Memoirs of a Revolutionist (1957) and Against the American Grain (1962). A lifelong left-wing activist, he often publicly debated political issues and lectured widely, for example, against the Vietnam War. |
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