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Earl Thompson | |
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| Born | May 24, 1931 |
| Died | November 9, 1978 (aged 47) Sausalito, California |
| Occupation(s) | American novelist, writer |
Earl Thompson (May 24, 1931 – November 9, 1978) was a leading American writer of naturalist prose. Nominated for the National Book Award for A Garden of Sand and chosen by the Book of the Month Club for Tattoo,[1] Thompson died suddenly at the peak of his success, having published just three novels—the fourth The Devil to Pay, was published posthumously.
- ^ Caldo Largo, author biography, p. 282