Leon Edel
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| Born | 9 September 1907 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | 5 September 1997 (aged 89) |
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| Known for | Biography of Henry James |
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Joseph Leon Edel (1907 – 1997) was an American/Canadian literary critic and biographer. He was the elder brother of North American philosopher Abraham Edel.
The Encyclopædia Britannica calls Edel "the foremost 20th-century authority on the life and works of Henry James." His work on James won him both a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize.