Kramer, Jane

Jane Kramer has written "The New Yorker's" "Letter from Europe" for more than twenty years. She is the author of eight previous books, among them "The Last Cowboy, Europeans," and "The Politics of Memory," and has been the recipient of many awards, including a National Book Award. With "Europeans," she became the first woman, and the first American, to win the Prix Europeen de l'Essai "Charles Veillon," Europe's most prestigious award for nonfiction. She divides her time between Europe and New York.

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