Lore Segal

Novelist

Birthday March 9, 1928

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Austria

Age 96 years old

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About

An Austrian-American novelist, translator, and children's book author, she is best known for Shakespeare's Kitchen, a 2007 novel that was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

Before Fame

She grew up in Austria until Hitler annexed the country, forcing her family to flee.

Trivia

She received the PEN/ O. Henry Prize for Making Good, a 2008 short story.

Family Life

She married David Segal in 1961.

Associated With

Cynthia Ozick praised Segal's literary work.