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Richard Stern, author and professor, dies

CHICAGO -- Richard G. Stern taught literature and creative writing at the University of Chicago for 46 years while establishing himself as a writer of novels and essays that won a devoted if never especially wide following.

Stern, 84, died of cancer Thursday at his home in Tybee Island, Ga., his son Andrew said.

Stern, a "breakfast table conversationalist," spent much of his time cultivating...

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