Vivian Gornick

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American critic, journalist, author, essayist, and memoirist.

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Vivian Gornick's memoir The Odd Woman and the City takes us on a tour of a life that is lived by walking, observing and talking.

Vivian Gornick: The Odd Woman and the City

Vivian Gornick's memoir The Odd Woman and the City takes us on a tour of a life that is lived by walking, observing and talking.

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