Long Island Novelist Nelson DeMille Dies at 81
Briefly

"People ask me, 'How do you become a writer?' DeMille told Garden City Life in 2011. 'Living in New York helps. Similar to if you were a painter in Paris in the '20s. ... You really have to be where the action is... by the time I was ready to sit down with a hardcover novel, I knew enough people.'"},{
"Nelson fought a valiant nine-month battle with esophageal cancer. True to form, he faced this ordeal with courage, grace, and good humor. We are grieving but also celebrating his wonderful life and his lasting legacy as a father, friend, and storyteller."
"By the Rivers of Babylon, his first major novel, was published in 1978. He went on to write 23 novels, 17 of which were bestsellers - seven reaching No. 1 on The New York Times Bestsellers List for novels."
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