Lis Harris
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| Born | February 12, 1940 Nonfiction |
| Spouse | Richard Harris
(m. 1968; div. 1971)Martin Washburn (m. 2001) |
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Lis Harris is an American author and critic
Biography
Harris was born in New York City. She attended Bennington College, where she received her B.A. in 1961.
Harris joined the full-time faculty of the Writing Program at Columbia University's School of the Arts in 2003. There, she leads Nonfiction Dialogues, a series of conversations with distinguished writers. She is Chair of the Writing Program.
Awards and honors
Harris was a Woodrow Wilson Lila Acheson Wallace Fellowship recipient twice. In 1998, she was awarded grants from the
Publications
Books
- Holy Days : The World of the Hasidic Family, Touchstone books 1985 ISBN 0-684-81366-1
- Rules of Engagement – Four Couples and American Marriage, Touchstone books 1996 ISBN 0-684-82527-9
- ‘’Tilting at Mills: Green Dreams, Dirty Dealings, and the Corporate Squeeze’’, Houghton Mifflin 2003
- In Jerusalem: Three Generations of an Israeli Family and a Palestinian Family, Beacon Press 2019 ISBN 9780807029688
Selected articles
- 'Di and Li', profile of Diana Trilling, The New Yorker, Sept. 1993
- 'Annals of Intrigue', The Palio, The New Yorker, June 1989
- 'In the Shadow of the Golden Mountain", about Henry Roth, The New Yorker, June 1988
References
- ^ The New York Times book review. New York Times Co. September 1995. p. 15.
- ^ a b "Lis Harris". The Days of Yore. April 25, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Lis Harris | Columbia University School of the Arts". Columbia. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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