Judith Thurman (born 1946) is an American writer, biographer, and critic. She is the recipient of the 1983 National Book Award for Nonfiction for her biography Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller. Her book Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette was a finalist for the 1999 nonfiction National Book Award. In 2016, she received the medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. Thurman is a staff writer for The New Yorker. Early life. In 1967, Thurman graduated from Brandeis University with a bachelor's degree. Early work. Thurman began her literary career as a poet and translator.
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