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Conrad Richter

American novelist (1890-1968) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 78

Conrad Michael Richter was an American novelist whose lyrical work is concerned largely with life on the American frontier in various periods. His novel The Town (1950), the last story of his trilogy The Awakening Land about the Ohio frontier, won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

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National Book Award for Fiction1961

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His novel The Waters of Kronos won the 1961 National Book Award for Fiction. Two collections of short stories were published posthumously during the 20th century, and several of his novels have been reissued during the 21st century by academic presses.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1968 · aged 78

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