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Margaret Edson

Margaret Edson

b. 1961

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American playwright

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Psychology Plays Literary Fiction Drama

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Maggie Edson

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Wit

Margaret Edson

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  • What is Margaret Edson best known for?

    Margaret Edson is primarily recognized for her Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Wit, which explores themes of life, death, and the humanities through the eyes of a literature professor battling ovarian cancer.