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Born	May 28, 1916 • Birmingham • Alabama
Died	May 10, 1990 (aged 73) • Louisiana
Awards And Honors	National Book Award
Notable Works	“Lancelot” • “Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book” • “Love in the Ruins: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time near the End of the World ” • “The Last Gentleman” • “The Message in the Bottle” • “The Moviegoer” • “The Second Coming” • “The Thanatos Syndrome”

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