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A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman

Alice Kessler-Harris

Presents a nuanced look at the life and contradictory character of the controversial dramatist, memoirist, and public figure.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> BiographyLiterary BiographyLiterature & WritersLGBTQ History & Life

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyMajor2012FinalistSecondary source
Plutarch Award: Biography2013FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Lillian Hellman86%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    45 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.