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Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver is an American writer, born on 18 May 1957 in Gastonia. Best-known works include We Need to Talk About Kevin. Honours include Women's Prize for Fiction.

The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Lionel Shriver, mostly mystery thriller, published by Harper Perennial, first published in 2003.

Born 18 May 1957, GastoniaFrom United States
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We Need to Talk About Kevin cover
We Need to Talk About Kevin2003
GenresMystery Thriller 1PublishersHarper Perennial

Awards & honours

1 recorded
Women's Prize for Fiction2005

Literary prizes

Women's Prize for Fiction 2005

Books

1 book
We Need to Talk About Kevin cover
We Need to Talk About Kevin2003

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We have reviewed 1 book by Lionel Shriver: We Need to Talk About Kevin.

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