Michael Shaara
Author of 'The Killer Angels'
Born
June 23rd, 1928
97 years ago
Died
May 5th, 1988
37 years ago — 59 years old
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
United States
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An American author and academic, contributed significantly to literature with a focus on historical fiction. Gained prominence with the novel 'The Killer Angels', which portrayed the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The work received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975 and is considered a seminal text in Civil War literature. His writing style captured the complexities of war and the human experience within it, influencing both readers and writers in the genre.
Wrote 'The Killer Angels'
Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975
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