Paul Elie (born 1965) is an American writer and editor.

Life and works

He holds a

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and a

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from

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. His book ''The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage'' was awarded the

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/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction in 2004, and received

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in 1992 and worked there for over two decades. He is currently a fellow at the

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at Georgetown University. He is a long-time contributor to the

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Catholic journal ''

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''. Don Brophy, managing editor for the Catholic book publisher Paulist Press, includes ''The Life You Save May Be Your Own'' in his 2007 book ''One Hundred Great Catholic Books from the Early Centuries to the Present.'' ''Reinventing Bach'' was a finalist for the 2012

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in March 2015. He has three sons Leo, Pietro and Milo with his wife, Lenora.

Works

* ''A Tremor of Bliss: Contemporary Writing on the Saints'', editor, nonfiction (New York: Harcourt, 1994). * ''The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage'', biography (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003). * ''Reinventing Bach'', nonfiction (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012).

References

* ''Contemporary Authors Online''. The Gale Group, 2004. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000155353.

External links

Paul Elie
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