He was predeceased by his wife of more than 50 years, Jeanne Ray, who died in 2018. That same year he began teaching architecture and environmental design at Hampshire College, where he remained until his retirement in 1992. After first working for other firms, he founded his own architecture company in 1970. He joined the civil engineer corps of the Navy in 1954, and after his discharge began his career as an architect and teacher. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, studying for his career as an architect. With beautiful illustrations by Domenico Gnoli, Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys is a book as rich in meaning as it is fun to read. Other books include The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1963), collection Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys (1965), AS: A Surfeit of Similes (1989), The Hello, Goodbye Window (2005), Sourpuss and Sweetie Pie (2008), and The Odious Ogre (2010, with Feiffer). Juster is best known for his first book, children’s classic The Phantom Tollbooth (1961), illustrated by Jules Feiffer and later adapted as a film and a stage musical. Author Norton Juster, 91, died Maat home in Northampton MA of complications following a stroke.
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