American novelist, poet (1932–2009) · US writer
| Description | American novelist, poet (1932–2009) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932-03-18 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Reading Reading Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2009-01-27 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Danvers Danvers Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | literary critic science fiction writer author poet novelist essayist playwright journalist children's writer art critic writer Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Academy of Arts and Letters PEN America Source: Wikidata |
| Awards | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Carl Sandburg Literary Award National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism O. Henry Award Ambassador Book Award St. Louis Literary Award National Book Award National Medal of Arts honorary doctor of Harvard University National Book Award for Fiction Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Rea Award for the Short Story National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Guggenheim Fellowship William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Golden Rose Award PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Helmerich Award Jefferson Lecture Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service Bowdoin prize PEN/Malamud Award National Humanities Medal Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award Prix Laure Bataillon Source: Wikidata |
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