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Something wrong?Carol Ann Shields was an American-born Canadian novelist and short story writer. She is best known for her 1993 novel The Stone Diaries, which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Governor General's Award in Canada.
A life in dates
2003Died16 July 20031999Guggenheim FellowshipAward1998Women's Prize for FictionAward1995Pulitzer Prize for FictionAward1994National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionAward1993Governor General's Award for English-language fictionAward1935Born2 June 1935
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Child: Anne GiardiniAbout this person
Country
Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2003 · aged 68
In common with Carol
Marilynne RobinsonBoth received Women's Prize for Fiction
Edward P. JonesBoth received Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Jane SmileyBoth received National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
Paul BeattyBoth received National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
Andrew Sean GreerBoth received Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Helen DunmoreBoth received Women's Prize for FictionFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.