Wallace Stegner | |
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 Stegner c. 1969 | |
| Born | Wallace Earle Stegner February 18, 1909 Lake Mills, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | April 13, 1993 (aged 84) Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Occupation | |
| Education | University of Utah (BA) University of Iowa (MA, PhD) |
| Period | 1937–1993 |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1972, Angle of Repose) National Book Award for Fiction (1977, The Spectator Bird) Fulbright Scholar to Greece, 1963 |
| Spouse | Mary Stuart Page (1934–1993) |
| Children | Page Stegner |
Wallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909 – April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, writer, environmentalist, and historian. He was often called "The Dean of Western Writers".[1] He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972[2] and the U.S. National Book Award in 1977.[3]
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