Ann Lane Petry | |
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| Born | Ann Lane Petry October 12, 1908 Old Saybrook, CT, US |
| Died | April 28, 1997 (aged 88) Old Saybrook, CT, US |
| Pen name | Arnold Petri[1] |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Education | Ph.G. |
| Alma mater | Connecticut College of Pharmacy |
| Years active | 1946–71 |
| Notable works | The Street (1946) The Narrows (1953) |
| Spouse | George Petry |
| Children | Liz Petry |
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Ann Petry (October 12, 1908 – April 28, 1997) was an American writer of novels, short stories, children's books and journalism. Her 1946 debut novel The Street became the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies.[2][3]
In 2019, the Library of America published a volume of her work containing The Street as well as her 1953 masterpiece The Narrows and a few shorter pieces of nonfiction.[4]
- ^ Reporter, Chronicle. "Little Known Black History Fact: Ann Petry". Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Ann Petry", AALBC.com.
- ^ McKay, p. 127.
- ^ Sehgal, Parul (April 16, 2019). "Two Novels by Ann Petry, a Writer Who Believed in Art That Delivers a Message". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2019.