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Stanley Elkin
| Full Name: |
Stanley
Lawrence
Elkin |
| Born: |
May 11, 1930
New York City, U.S. |
| Died: |
May 31, 1995
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation: |
Novelist, professor |
| Nationality: |
American |
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Biography
Stanley Lawrence Elkin was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. His extravagant, satirical fiction revolves around American consumerism, popular culture, and male-female relationships.
Elkin won the National Book Critics Circle Award on two occasions: for George Mills in 1982 and for Mrs. Ted Bliss, his last novel, in 1995. The MacGuffin was a finalist for the 1991 National Book Award for Fiction. However, although he enjoyed high critical praise, his books have never enjoyed popular success. The 1976 Jack Lemmon film Alex & the Gypsy was based on Elkin's novella "The Bailbondsman".
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