Leonard, John

Leonard, John
▪ 2009

      American literary critic

born Feb. 25, 1939, Washington, D.C.

died Nov. 5, 2008, New York, N.Y.
with his stylistically ornate and humorous prose, was regarded as one of the preeminent cultural critics of his time. Though he was a lifelong leftist, Leonard began his journalism career in 1959 at the conservative National Review magazine. Later, during his tenure (1967–82) with the New York Times, he headed the newspaper's Sunday Book Review and served as a cultural critic. He was known best for his sweeping, verbose writings on literature and American culture, but he also wrote regularly about other media. He published a dozen books, some of which were collections of his criticism. In 2006 he was the recipient of the National Book Critics Circle lifetime achievement award. At the time of Leonard's death, he held posts at the journal The Nation and at New York and Harper's magazines.

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