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Born January 6, 1956 (age 69) • Portland • Maine
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize (2009)
Notable Works “Abide with Me” • “Amy and Isabelle” • “Anything Is Possible” • “Lucy by the Sea” • “My Name Is Lucy Barton” • “Oh William!” • “Olive, Again” • “Olive Kitteridge” • “The Burgess Boys”

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