Musician Dictionary

Joyce Carol Oates

American author (born 1938) · Author, Writer

DescriptionAmerican author (born 1938)
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Born1938-06-16
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BirthplaceLockport Lockport
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
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CountryUS
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CitizenshipUnited States
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Occupationscreenwriter writer novelist playwright autobiographer professor essayist poet diarist docent
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Member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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AwardsCommon Wealth Award of Distinguished Service Fernanda Pivano Award for American Literature Guggenheim Fellowship Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction Pushcart Prize Bram Stoker Award for Novel Carl Sandburg Literary Award Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award honorary doctor of the Northwestern University St. Louis Literary Award Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement O. Henry Award Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement Oprah's Book Club grand prix de l'héroïne Madame Figaro du roman étranger honorary doctor of Brandeis University National Humanities Medal Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction Rea Award for the Short Story Humanist of the Year Helmerich Award New Jersey Hall of Fame PEN/Malamud Award Prix Femina étranger National Book Award Prix mondial Cino Del Duca Q24930544 Q137641164 Lucien Barrière Literary Award
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