Joseph Lelyveld
Joseph Lelyveld (born April 5, 1937 in Cincinnati ) is an American writer and journalist and was editor-in-chief of the New York Times from 1994 to 2001 .
His father was the leader of American Reform Judaism Arthur Lelyveld . Lelyveld graduated from Harvard College in 1958 and then studied journalism for two years at the Columbia School of Journalism . Lelyveld worked as a journalist for the New York Times for around 40 years. He wrote several books. In 1971 he was awarded the George Polk Award , in 1986 the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Move Your Shadow .
Fonts (selection)
- Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White , Crown, New York 1985, ISBN 0812912373 , ISBN 978-0-812912371
- Omaha Blues: A Memory Loop , Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York 2005, ISBN 0374225907 , ISBN 978-0-374225902
- Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India. Knopf, New York 2011, ISBN 978-0-307269584
Individual evidence
- ^ New York Times: Appreciating Gandhi Through His Human Side
- ↑ The writing is perverse. in: Spiegel Online from April 6, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lelyveld, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lelyveld, Joseph Salem (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cincinnati |