By
HILLEL ITALIE
AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Louis Auchincloss, a prolific author of fiction and nonfiction whose dozens of books imparted sober, firsthand knowledge of America's patrician class, has died. He was 92,
The author's grandson, James Auchincloss, said that Auchincloss died Tuesday, a week after suffering a stroke.
Louis Auchincloss, a longtime resident Park Avenue, wrote more than 50 books, averaging about one a year after the end of World War II. He was a four-time fiction finalist for the National Book Award, his nominated novels including "The Embezzler" and "The House of Five Talents."
P. Scott says: Quite a lot of what I know about life on Park Avenue (and all that entails, and that's a lot), and what I have learned about getting along with people from Park Avenue (don't get me started), I have learned from three people: my wife, my Uncle Asbjørn, and the writings of Louis Auchincloss. Okay, and some others, but you'll have to wait for my book! A fantastic novelist and essayist, it amazes me that the Associated Press, in their rush to get out this notice of his death, overlooks mention that Auchincloss was both cousin and close confidante of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Their kinship (and his encouragement of her) alone is fascinating, and is important back story in understanding the Kennedy era.
Photo: public domain (Wikipedia) Louis Auchincloss receives the National Medal of the Arts in 2005.
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