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Daniel Woodrell

American novelist · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1953 to 2025 · aged 72

Daniel Stanford Woodrell was an American novelist and short story writer who wrote nine novels, most of them set in the Missouri Ozarks, and one collection of short stories. Woodrell coined the phrase "country noir" to describe his 1996 novel Give Us a Kiss.

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United States
Category
Writers
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1953 to 2025 · aged 72

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