Lore Segal

Lore Segal is an American novelist, translator, teacher, short story writer, and author of children's books. Her novel Shakespeare's Kitchen was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2008.

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March 9, 1928

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Lore Segal, born Lore Groszmann in Austria in 1928, is a renowned American author, translator, and educator. She gained recognition for her novel “Other People’s Houses,” which is based on her experiences as a child refugee fleeing Nazi Germany. Her 2008 novel “Shakespeare’s Kitchen” was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Segal has authored several other distinguished works, such as “Lucinella” and “Her First American,” and has been awarded numerous literary accolades, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the PEN/Malamud Award for Short Fiction. She has held professorships at esteemed institutions like Columbia University and Princeton University. Segal was married to David Segal from 1961 until his passing in 1970, and they have two children.