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Pulitzer-Prize Novelist Carol Shields Dies

By Neda Ulaby
Published July 17, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Author Carol Shields has died at age 68 after a long battle with breast cancer. Shields was best known for her Pulitzer-Prize winning novel The Stone Diaries. NPR's Neda Ulaby has a remembrance.

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Neda Ulaby reports on arts, entertainment, and cultural trends for NPR's Arts Desk.
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