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Also Known As Edna Annie Proulx
Born August 22, 1935 (age 89) • Norwich • Connecticut
Awards And Honors National Book Award • Pulitzer Prize • PEN/Faulkner Award (1993)
Notable Works “Accordion Crimes” • “Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2” • “Barkskins” • “Bird Cloud” • “Brokeback Mountain” • “Close Range: Wyoming Stories” • “Heart Songs and Other Stories” • “Postcards” • “That Old Ace in the Hole” • “The Shipping News”

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