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Born August 17, 1959 (age 65) • Illinois
Awards And Honors National Book Award (2001)
Notable Works “Crossroads” • “The Discomfort Zone” • “Freedom” • “How to Be Alone” • “Purity” • “Strong Motion” • “The Corrections” • “The Twenty-seventh City”

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