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Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor

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American writer (1917-1994)

United StatesWritersLived 1917 to 1994 · aged 77
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Matthew Hillsman Taylor Jr., known professionally as Peter Taylor, was an American novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Born and raised in Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri, he wrote frequently about the urban South in his stories and novels.

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Taylor in 1941Taylor in 1941

Awards 5

1993PEN/Malamud Award
1987Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
1985Lillian Smith Book Award
1959O. Henry Award
1950Guggenheim Fellowship

Connected to Peter 6

C. Vann WoodwardAlso won Lillian Smith Book AwardStuart DybekAlso won PEN/Malamud AwardJames Alan McPhersonAlso won Pulitzer Prize for FictionThom JonesAlso won O. Henry AwardWilliam Keepers Maxwell, Jr.Also won PEN/Malamud AwardEdison MarshallAlso won O. Henry Award

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 1994 · aged 77
Written about in
12 languages

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