Hortense Calisher, Author, Dies at 97 »

Posted By idyll 10 months, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment

Hortense Calisher, the novelist and short-story writer whose unpredictable turns of phrase, intellectually challenging fictional situations and complex plots captivated and puzzled readers for a half-century, died on Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 97 and lived in Manhattan.

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