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Laura Hillenbrand

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An American nonfiction author best known for the bestselling books Seabiscuit and Unbroken.

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Laura Hillenbrand spent years researching the life of Louis Zamperini before writing Unbroken.

Her book Seabiscuit was later adapted into a popular Hollywood film.

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Hillenbrand is known for meticulously researched narrative nonfiction, despite chronic illness that has long limited her travel.

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