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University of Oklahoma
780 Van Vleet Oval
Kaufman Hall, Room 105
Norman, OK 73019-4037
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Elisa Lerner (Valencia, 1932) is a Venezuelan-Jewish author, playwright, literary journalist, and diplomat. Her major works include the stage plays Vida con mamá and En el vasto silencio de Manhattan, the essay Yo amo a Columbo, and the books of literary journalism Carriel para la fiesta and Crónicas ginecológicas. In 1999, she was awarded Venezuela’s National Prize for Literature.
University of Oklahoma
780 Van Vleet Oval
Kaufman Hall, Room 105
Norman, OK 73019-4037