Edwin Lefèvre (1871–1943) was an American journalist and author. He is best known for his 1923 book Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a fictionalized biography of the life of stock trader Jesse Livermore. Lefèvre was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Columbia University. He began his career as a journalist, writing for the New York Sun and the New York Herald. He later became a financial writer for the Wall Street Journal, where he wrote about the stock market and the financial industry. Lefèvre wrote several books, including Wall Street Stories (1910), The Making of a Stockbroker (1911), and The Big Board (1917). He also wrote a number of short stories, including "The Wolf of Wall Street" (1922). Lefèvre's most famous work, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, was published in 1923. The book was based on the life of Jesse Livermore, a famous stock trader. It has been praised for its insight into the stock market and its portrayal of Livermore's life. Lefèvre died in 1943 in New York City.
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