Nidra Poller is an American writer who has lived in

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since 1972. She has contributed to English-language publications such as ''

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'', '' National Review'', '' FrontPage Magazine'', and ''

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''. Poller is also a novelist, author of illustrated books for youths, and a translator, notably of the philosopher,

Emmanuel Levinas Emmanuel Levinas (; ; 12 January 1906 – 25 December 1995) was a French philosopher of Lithuanian Jewish ancestry who is known for his work within Jewish philosophy, existentialism, and phenomenology, focusing on the relationship of ethics to me ...

. Her writings include observations on society and politics, including the

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and the Ilan Halimi trial. She participated in the international counter-jihad conferences in Brussels in 2007 and in 2012.

Bibliography

* ''Horse York'', Ouskokata Publishing, 1980 * ''Did you know Machu Picchu?'', Messidor, 1984 * ''I beg you, Gregory'', Le Seuil, 1993

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American novelists American expatriates in France American women novelists American women journalists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women Counter-jihad activists {{US-novelist-stub