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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fran_LebowitzFran Lebowitz - Wikipedia

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   Lebowitz gained fame for her books Metropolitan Life (1978) and Social Studies (1981), which were combined into The Fran Lebowitz Reader in 1994. She has been the subject of two projects directed by Martin Scorsese, the HBO documentary film Public Speaking (2010), and the Netflix docu-series Pretend It's a City (2021).

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   • Born: Frances Ann Lebowitz, October 27, 1950 (age 72), Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.

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     We asked Fran Lebowitz what her favorite work of art at The Met was. She had some thoughts.⁣ ⁣ Join the inimitable Lebowitz as she goes behind-the-scenes in The Met’s Paintings Conservation Lab to see a beloved Rembrandt—and contemplates the absurd impossibility of choosing a favorite object in The Met’s collection.⁣ ⁣ Could you choose a favorite artwork at The Met?? ⁣Tell us why or why not. ⁣ P.S. See Rembrandt’s “Aristotle with a Bust of Homer” back on view starting this Monday, November 20 wh

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3. franlebowitz.comFran Lebowitz

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   The Fran Lebowitz Reader is a collection of two of the famed author's bestsellers, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies, that explore the vicissitudes of contemporary urban life with irony, wit, and humor. The book is a perfect gift for fans of Lebowitz's Netflix limited series, Pretend It's a City, and a great read for anyone who loves her elegant, finely honed prose.

4. franlebowitz.com › bioFran Lebowitz - Bio

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   Learn about the life and work of Fran Lebowitz, one of our most insightful social commentators, who offers her acerbic views on current events and the media in her essays and interviews. Find out how she became a cultural satirist, a best-selling author, a TV and film personality, and a style icon.

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6. www.theguardian.com › lifeandstyle › 2022Fran Lebowitz: ‘My greatest achievement? Not killing anyone ...

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   Jun 18, 2022 · The author on her close friend Toni Morrison, her fear of rodents and a 24-hour flight without smoking. B orn in New Jersey, Fran Lebowitz, 71, had a column in Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine...

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7. www.theguardian.com › books › 2022Fran Lebowitz on life without the internet: ‘If I’m cancelled ...

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   Dec 10, 2022 · Fran Lebowitz on life without the internet: ‘If I’m cancelled, don’t tell me!’. Fiona Sturges. The writer is easy to spot if you spend long enough in New York, but interviews have to be ...

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   Who is Fran Lebowitz?

   • "Quintessential New Yorker and Social Commentator, Fran Lebowitz, Comes to Chicago". The Huffington Post. ^ AnOther (June 28, 2018). "Fran Lebowitz Remembers Her Friend Peter Hujar". AnOtherc. Retrieved April 18, 2020. ^ McKeown, Jim (July 27, 2017). "Likely Stories: Metropolitan Life by Fran Lebowitz". www.kwbu.org. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

   Fran Lebowitz - Wikipedia

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   How did Fran Lebowitz combine social studies and Metropolitan Life?

   • When it became clear that waiting for Lebowitz’s novel was as futile as waiting for Godot, her US publishers had the bright idea of combining Metropolitan Life and Social Studies into one book and selling that, titled The Fran Lebowitz Reader.

   Fran Lebowitz: ‘If people disagree with me, so what?’ - The Guardian

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   How many books does Fran Lebowitz have?

   • Her two books are collected in The Fran Lebowitz Reader, with a new preface by the author. The Fran Lebowitz Reader has been published in nine languages including French, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. In 2021 it was published for the first time in the United Kingdom and became a bestseller.

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   Is Fran Lebowitz still a writer?

   • It’s simple.” Lebowitz still calls herself a writer, even though she hasn’t published a new book in years. Buoyed up by the success of Pretend It’s a City, last year her publishers repackaged The Fran Lebowitz Reader, which combined her two books of essays, for British readers.

   Fran Lebowitz on life without the internet: ‘If I’m cancelled, don’t

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9. www.theguardian.com › books › 2021Fran Lebowitz: ‘If people disagree with me, so what?’

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   Aug 28, 2021 · With a hit Netflix series and The Fran Lebowitz Reader now published in the UK, the American wit talks about failing to write, her dislike of Andy Warhol and her best friend Toni...

10. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-new-yorkerFran Lebowitz Is Never Leaving New York | The New Yorker

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    Apr 9, 2020 · Fran Lebowitz is the patron saint of staying at home and doing nothing. She is famously averse to working, and famously resistant to technology; she has no cell phone or...