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Padgett Powell

American novelist and short story writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1952 · age 74

Padgett Powell is an American novelist in the Southern literary tradition. His debut novel, Edisto (1984), was nominated for the National Book Award and was excerpted in The New Yorker.

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Awards

James Tait Black Memorial Prize2011
Rome Prize

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1952 · age 74

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