Robert Olen Butler | |
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 Butler at the 2016 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | January 20, 1945 Granite City, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, short fiction writer |
| Education | Northwestern University (BS) University of Iowa (MFA) |
| Period | 1981–present |
| Literary movement | Magical realism |
| Notable works | A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, Tabloid Dreams |
Robert Olen Butler (born January 20, 1945) is an American fiction writer. His short-story collection A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1993.[1]