Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies aged 80
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Writer looked to topics such as computer engineering and life in a nursing home to produce richly researched books
Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died. He was 80.
Kidder's longtime publisher Random House confirmed his death in a statement on Wednesday: Tracy's gifts for storytelling and tireless reporting are an enduring reflection of the empathy, integrity, and endless curiosity he brought to everything he did."
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