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(1933-2022) Memoirist, essayist. Leonard Kriegel was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Leonard Kriegel

Locations

Bronx

Author's Timeline


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Mr. Kriegel received a bachelor's degree from Hunter College, a master's from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. from New York University.

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RESIDENCE

Mr. Kriegel lived many years in Manhattan, New York.

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OTHER

Mr. Kriegel taught at Long Island University.

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OTHER

Mr. Kriegel taught for many years at City College of New York.

1933

BIRTH

Leonard Kriegel was born in the Bronx, New York, on May 25, 1933.

1933

RESIDENCE

As a child, Mr. Kriegel lived in the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx, New York.

1944

RESIDENCE

Mr. Kriegel spent two years receiving treatment for polio at the New York State Reconstruction Home in West Haverstraw, New York, in the 1940s.

1964

LITWORK

The Long Walk Home
Appleton-Century; 1st edition (January 1, 1964)

Memoir.

1972

LITWORK

Working Through: A Teacher's Journey in the Urban University
Saturday Review Press; First Edition (January 1, 1972)
0841501866 / 978-0841501867
Nonfiction.

1976

LITWORK

Notes for the Two-Dollar Window: Portraits From an American Neighborhood
Saturday Review Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1976)
0841504067 / 978-0841504066
Nonfiction.

1979

LITWORK

On Men and Manhood
Dutton Adult; 1st Edition (October 24, 1979)
0801502489 / 978-0801502484
Memoir.

1982

LITWORK

Quitting Time
Pantheon Books; 1st edition (January 1, 1982)
0394508939 / 978-0394508931
Novel.

1991

LITWORK

Falling Into Life
North Point Press; 1st edition (January 15, 1991)
0865474583 / 978-0865474581
Collection of essays.

1998

LITWORK

Flying Solo: Reimagining Manhood, Courage, and Loss
Beacon Press; First Edition (January 1, 1998)
0807072303 / 978-0807072301
Collection of autobiographical essays.

2022

DEATH

Leonard Kriegel died in Manhattan, New York, on September 25, 2022.

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