Wallace Stegner
American novelist and essayist
Born
February 18th, 1909
116 years ago
Died
April 13th, 1993
31 years ago — 84 years old
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
United States
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Born in 1909, a prominent American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Associated with the Western U.S., spent significant time in California. Works often reflected themes of nature and the American experience. Published several novels while also contributing essays that discussed environmentalism and the cultural history of the West. Played a significant role in establishing creative writing programs at universities, notably at Stanford University.
Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1972 for 'Angle of Repose'
Published the novel 'The Women on the Wall'
Authored 'The Geographic Imagination in America, 1880-1950'
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