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Fran Lebowitz


Born
in Morristown, New Jersey, The United States
October 27, 1950

Genre
Humor and Comedy, Social Commentary


Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitz is an American author and public speaker. Lebowitz is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities. Some reviewers have called her a modern-day Dorothy Parker. ...more

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Average rating: 3.63 · 15,481 ratings · 1,907 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors
The Fran Lebowitz Reader
3.60 avg rating — 9,620 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions
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Metropolitan Life
3.80 avg rating — 2,059 ratings — published 1978 — 30 editions
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Social Studies
3.80 avg rating — 1,187 ratings — published 1981 — 11 editions
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Mr. Chas and Lisa Sue Meet ...
3.77 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1994 — 10 editions
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New York und der Rest der Welt
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Volgens Fran
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Progress
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Exterior Signs: Health
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New York und der Rest der Welt
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“Think before you speak. Read before you think.”
― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader
tags: advice-for-daily-living, books, reader, reading, speaking, thinking, wisdom
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“In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. ”
― Fran Lebowitz
tags: algebra, education, humor, mathematics
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“A book is not supposed to be a mirror. It's supposed to be a door.”
― Fran Lebowitz
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