Sol Stein





Sol Stein

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October 13, 1926 in Chicago, The United States

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Born in Chicago on October 13, 1926, Stein is the son of Louis Stein and Zelda Zam Stein. The family moved to New York in 1930. In 1941, while living in the Bronx, Stein wrote his first book, "Magic Maestro Please," followed shortly by "Patriotic Magic." Stein attended DeWitt Clinton High School, where he served on the Magpie literary magazine with Richard Avedon and James Baldwin.[1] He graduated in 1942 and enrolled at CCNY, which then provided a free education.

Between the time of Stein’s enlistment in the Army Air Corps in 1944 and being called to active duty on March 1, 1945, Stein had completed nearly three years of infantry ROTC at CCNY. After qualifying for pilot and bombardier training, a backlog of pilots caused Stein to voluntaril...more


Average rating: 4.09 · 808 ratings · 120 reviews · 18 distinct works
Stein On Writing: A Master ...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 561 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions
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How to Grow a Novel: The Mo...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions
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The Magician
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1971 — 10 editions
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Solutions For Novelists: Se...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings2 editions
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Solutions For Writers
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings3 editions
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Other People
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1979 — 9 editions
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Sol Stein's Reference Book ...
3.2 of 5 stars 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010
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The Best Revenge: A Novel o...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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Vandenberg,: A novel
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1971 — 5 editions
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The Resort
2.75 of 5 stars 2.75 avg rating — 8 ratings3 editions
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