Adler, Renata (1938–)

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Adler, Renata (1938–)

American novelist and journalist. Born in Milan, Italy, 1938, of German parents who were fleeing the Nazis; grew up in Danbury, Connecticut; attended Bryn Mawr, Harvard, and the Sorbonne.

Began working for The New Yorker (1962); served as film critic for New York Times (1968–69); books include A Year in the Dark (1969), Toward a Radical Middle (1970), Speedboat (1976) and Pitch Dark (1983); also wrote Reckless Disregard (1986) which tracks William Westmoreland's libel suit against CBS.