Lowell B. Komie
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Lowell Burt Komie (29 December 1927 – 29 October 2015) was an American lawyer and writer.[1]
Born in Chicago, Komie grew up in Milwaukee before moving to Ravinia, later graduating from Highland Park High School in 1945.[2] Komie became famous for his legal fiction works.[3][4] In 1995 he received the Carl Sandburg Literary Award[1][5] and the Small Press Award for Fiction in 1998.[3][6] Komie died on 29 October 2015 in Highwood, Illinois, where he lived.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- The Lawyers Chambers and other stories (1995, short story collection)
- The Last Jewish Shortstop in America (1998, novel)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Obituary of Lowell B. Komie
- ^ a b Lowell B. Komie Obituary Retrieve 2019-02-25.
- ^ a b Tributes to Lowell B. Komie
- ^ "The human version of the legal profession". EL PAIS. 1 November 2015. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Carl Sandburg Awards Bestowed On 4 Local Writers". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- ^ "1998 Small Press / IPPY Book Awards Results". Independent Publisher - feature. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
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