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Louis Begley

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About the Author

Louis Begley‘s novels include Memories of a MarriageSchmidt Steps BackMatters of HonorShipwreckSchmidt DeliveredMistler’s ExitAbout SchmidtAs Max Saw ItThe Man Who Was Late, and Wartime Lies, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize. His latest novel, Kill and be Killed, was published in 2016. His work has been translated into fourteen languages. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.