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Fourth Floor Frieze

The names of 35 distinguished Illinois authors are etched into the 4th floor frieze of the Illinois State Library Building.

  • Portait of Saul Bellow
    Saul Bellow
    Humboldt's Gift; The Adventures of Augie March; Herzog...
  • Portait of James T. Farrell
    James T. Farrell
    Father and Son; Studs Lonnigan; The Death of Nora Ryan...
  • Portait of Finley Peter Dunne
    Finley Peter Dunne
    Dissertations by mr. dooley; Observations by Mr. Dooley; Mr Dooley, wise and funny...
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Laurent Pernot

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Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Pernot lives in Chicago.

Biography: Pernot is the executive vice chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago. He grew up in Valentigney, France and graduated with a BA and MA from the University of Illinois Chicago.

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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: lpernot@ccc.edu​
Laurent Pernot on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=laurent+pernot

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Before the ivy :
ISBN: 0252080289 OCLC: 900158389

 

 

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