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Justin Kaplan
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[September 25, 1925 - ] |
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Profile created September 30, 2009
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Justin Kaplan is the husband of
Anne Bernays
and the father of Hester Kaplan.
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Back Then: Two Literary Lives in 1950s New York
(2002) with Anne Bernays
Novelist Anne Bernays and biographer Justin Kaplan
-- both native New Yorkers -- came of age in the 1950s, when the pent-up
energies of the Depression years and World War II were at flood tide.
Written in two separate voices, Back Then is thecandid, anecdotal
account of these two children of privilege -- one from New York's East
Side, the other from the West Side -- pursuing careers in publishing and
eventually leaving to write their own books.
Infused with intelligence and charm, Back Then is an elegant
reflection on the transformative years in the lives of two young people
and New York City. Marked by their youthful passions, this double memoir
marries the authors' distinct literary styles with a riveting narrative
that captures the density and texture of private, social, and working life
inthe 1950s.
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The Language of Names: What We Call Ourselves and Why It Matters
(1997) with Anne Bernays
As delightful and playful as it is profound and
serious, The Language of Names is an absolute original -- a
fascinating book that reveals us to ourselves, that demonstrates the
endless variety of ways in which names shape our daily lives. Drawing on
social and literary history, psychology and anthropology, anecdotes, and
life stories, biographer Justin Kaplan and novelist Anne Bernays have
written a fascinating account of names and naming in contemporary society
that touches on class structure, ethnic and religious practices, manners,
and everyday life.
Graceful, eloquent, and richly informed, The Language of Names
explores and illuminates our favorite subject -- ourselves.
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Walt Whitman, A Life (1980) --
Winner American Book Award
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Lincoln Steffens, A Biography (1974)
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Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain (1966). --
Winner 1967 National Book Award;
Winner 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Biography
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