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Born October 13, 1890 • Pennsylvania
Died October 30, 1968 (aged 78) • Pottsville • Pennsylvania
Awards And Honors National Book Award • Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “The Fields” • “The Sea of Grass” • “The Town” • “The Trees”
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Winner of a Pulitzer Prize
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Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud
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John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
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Philip Roth
Philip Roth
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William Styron
William Styron
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Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder
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Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
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Ha Jin
Ha Jin
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Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates
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