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Lore Segal, Mordant Memoirist of Émigré Life, Dies at 96

Date
Monday, October 07, 2024 - 9:55 AM
Description
One of thousands of Jewish children transported to England at the dawn of World War II, she explored themes of displacement with penetrating wit in novel-memoirs like “Other People’s Houses.”

Lore Segal, Mordant Novelist of Émigré Life, Dies at 96

Date
Monday, October 07, 2024 - 1:40 PM
Description
Transported to safe haven in England as a Jewish child in 1938, she explored themes of displacement with penetrating wit in autobiographical fiction like “Other People’s Houses.”

Lost Poem by Raymond Chandler Is Found

Date
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - 11:31 AM
Description
Chandler, best remembered for his hard-boiled detective novels, also wrote poetry. The poem, “Requiem,” was among papers his family donated to the University of Oxford in the 1980s.

Lost Poem by Raymond Chandler Resurfaces

Date
Friday, December 15, 2023 - 10:14 AM
Description
Chandler, best remembered for his hard-boiled detective novels, also wrote poetry. The poem, “Requiem,” was among papers his family donated to the University of Oxford in the 1980s.