Article: NORMAN ROSTEN, 81; WRITER.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: New York Times

NEW YORK Norman Rosten, a poet, playwright and novelist, died Tuesday at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn. He was 81.

The cause was congestive heart failure, said his daughter, Patricia.

In a diverse career, Rosten published seven volumes of poetry and four novels. His most popular play was ``Mister Johnson,'' an adaptation of the Joyce Cary novel.

Often his work was intertwined with his life as a longtime resident of Brooklyn.

In 1979, Borough President Howard Golden named Rosten poet laureate of Brooklyn, and he retained that title until his death.

One of his best-known books ...

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