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Richard Bernstein (1944-2025) Journalist, correspondent, critic, author. Richard Bernstein was born in New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Richard Paul Bernstein

Locations

KingsNew York

Author's Timeline


1944

Birth

Richard Paul Bernstein was born in New York on May 5, 1944.

1982

Literary Work

From the Center of the Earth: The Search for the Truth About China
Little, Brown and Company
0316091944 / 978-0316091947
Nonfiction.

1982-2006

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Bernstein worked for The New York Times from 1982 until 2006.

1994

Literary Work

Dictatorship of Virtue: Multiculturalism and the Battle for America’s Future
Alfred A. Knopf
0679411569 / 978-0679411567
Nonfiction.

1997

Literary Work

The Coming Conflict with China
Alfred A. Knopf
0679454632 / 978-0679454632
Nonfiction written with Ross H. Munro.

1999

Literary Work

Fragile Glory: A Portrait of France and the French
Alfred A. Knopf
039458340X / 978-0394583402
Nonfiction.

2001

Literary Work

Ultimate Journey: Retracing the Path of an Ancient Buddhist Monk Who Crossed Asia in Search of Enlightenment
Alfred A. Knopf
0375400095 / 978-0375400094
Nonfiction.

2002

Literary Work

Out of the Blue: The Story of September 11, 2001, from Jihad to Ground Zero
Times Books
0805072403 / 978-0805072402
Nonfiction written with the staff of The New York Times.

2009

Literary Work

The East, the West, and Sex: A History of Erotic Encounters
Alfred A. Knopf
0375414096 / 978-0375414091
Nonfiction.

2012

Literary Work

A Girl Named Faithful Plum: The Story of a Dancer from China and How She Achieved Her Dream
Knopf Books for Young Readers
0375869603 / 978-0375869600
Book for young readers.

2014

Literary Work

China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice
Knopf
0307595889 / 978-0307595881
Nonfiction.

2024

Literary Work

Only in America: Al Jolson and the Jazz Singer
Knopf
0805243674 / 978-0805243673
Biography.

2025

Residence

Kings County: Mr. Bernstein lived in the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York.

2025

Death

New York County: Richard Bernstein died in a hospital in Manhattan, New York, on March 31, 2025.

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