Jane Kramer (born August 7, 1938) is an American

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who is the European correspondent for ''

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''; she has written a regular "Letter from Europe" for twenty years. Kramer has also written nine books, the latest of which, ''Lone Patriot'' (2003), is about a militia in the American West. Her other books include ''The Last Cowboy'', ''Europeans'' and ''The Politics of Memory''. In ''Last Cowboy'' and ''Lone Patriot'' she explored

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in America."Jane Kramer"
Robert S. Boynton. ''The New New Journalism''. Retrieved 2012-03-11.

Biography

Kramer was born in

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts ...

. She has a B.A. in English from

Vassar College Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States, closely foll ...

and an M.A. in English from

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. For the first paperback edition of ''The Last Cowboy'', Kramer received a 1981

National Book Award for Nonfiction The National Book Award for Nonfiction is one of five U.S. annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation to recognize outstanding literary work by U.S. citizens. They are awards "by writers to writers". The panelists ...

."National Book Awards – 1981"

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. Retrieved 2012-03-11. This was the award for paperback "General Nonfiction".
From 1980 to 1983 in National Book Awards history there were several nonfiction subcategories including General Nonfiction, with dual hardcover and paperback awards in most categories. Most of the paperback award-winners were reprints, including this one. Her other awards include an Emmy Award for documentary filmmaking, National Magazine Award, Front Page Award, and the :fr:Prix européen de l'essai Charles Veillon. Kramer is a fellow of the

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, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a founding director of the

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. She has taught at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

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, CUNY, and the

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. Since 2006, Kramer has been a

Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

. In 2016, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Bibliography

Books

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Essays and reporting

* Discusses farming in the Périgord region, France, and attachment to the land. * Profiles cooks and food writers Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid. * * * * * Title in the online table of contents is "Can this man save Italy?". ——————— ;Notes

Notes

References

External links

Biography
at Newnewjournalism.com

at the

Baruch College Baruch College (officially the Bernard M. Baruch College) is a public college in New York City. It is a constituent college of the City University of New York system. Named for financier and statesman Bernard M. Baruch, the college operates unde ...

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