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Among Auchincloss's best-known books are the multigenerational sagas ''
The House Of Five Talents
''; ''
Portrait In Brownstone
'' and ''
East Side Story
''; ''
The Rector Of Justin
'', the tale of the beloved headmaster of a school like Groton trying to deal with changing times; and ''
The Embezzler
'', a look at white-collar crime. Auchincloss has patterned his writing after that of
Henry James
and
Edith Wharton
.
Auchincloss received the
National Medal Of Arts
in
2005
.
SELECTED WORKS
Novels
''
The Indifferent Children
'' (
1947
)
''
Sybil
'' (
1952
)
''
A Law For The Lion
'' (
1953
)
''
The Great World And Timothy Colt
'' (
1956
)
''
Venus In Sparta
'' (
1958
)
''
Pursuit Of The Prodigal
'' (
1959
)
''
The House Of Five Talents
'' (
1960
)
''
Portrait In Brownstone
'' (
1962
)
''
The Rector Of Justin
'' (
1964
)
''
The Embezzler
'' (
1966
)
''
A World Of Profit
'' (
1968
)
''
I Come As A Thief
'' (
1972
)
''
The Dark Lady
'' (
1977
)
''
The Country Cousin
'' (
1978
)
''
The House Of The Prophet
'' (
1980
)
''
The Cat And The King
'' (
1981
)
''
Watchfires
'' (
1982
)
''
Exit Lady Masham
'' (
1983
)
''
The Book Class
'' (
1984
)
''
Honourable Men
'' (
1986
)
''
Diary Of A Yuppie
'' (
1987
)
''
The Golden Calves
'' (
1988
)
'''' (
1989
)
''
The Lady Of Situations
'' (
1990
)
''
Three Lives
'' (
1993
)
''
The Education Of Oscar Fairfax
'' (
1995
)
''
Her Infinite Variety
'' (
2000
)
''
The Scarlet Letters
'' (
2003
)
''
East Side Story
'' (
2004
)
Short stories
''
The Injustice Collectors
'' (
1950
)
''
The Romantic Egoists
'' (
1954
)
''
Powers Of Attorney
'' (
1963
)
''
Tales Of Manhattan
'' (
1967
)
'''' (
1970
)
''
The Partners
'' (
1974
)
''
The Winthrop Covenant
'' (
1976
)
''
Narcissa And Other Fables
'' (
1982
)
'''' (
1987
)
''
False Gods
'' (
1992
)
''
Tales Of Yesteryear
'' (
1994
)
''
The Collected Stories Of Louis Auchincloss
'' (
1994
)
''
The Atonement And Other Stories
'' (
1997
)
''
The Anniversary And Other Stories
'' (
1999
)
''
Manhattan Monologues
'' (
2002
)
Nonfiction
''
Reflections Of A Jacobite
'' (
1961
)
'''' (
1965
)
''
On Sister Carrie
'' (
1968
)
''
Motiveless Malignity
'' (
1969
)
'''' (
1972
)
''
Richelieu
'' (
1972
)
''
A Writer's Capital
'' (
1974
)
''
Reading Henry James
'' (
1975
)
'''' (
1979
)
'''' (
1979
)
'''' (
1985
)
'''' (
1989
)
'''' (
1991
)
'''' (
1994
)
'''' (
1996
)
''
Woodrow Wilson
'' (
2000
)
EXTERNAL LINKS
1986 audio interview with Louis Auchincloss by Don Swaim of CBS Radio - RealAudio
Article: Louis Auchincloss at 80 (The New Criterion)
