John Ehle | |
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| Born | John Marsden Ehle, Jr. December 13, 1925 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2018 (aged 92) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Period | 1957–2018 |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Southern literature, Non-fiction |
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| Children | Jennifer Ehle |
John Marsden Ehle, Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018)[1] was an American writer known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as "the father of Appalachian literature".[2]
- ^ Correspondent, PAUL GARBER Special. "John Ehle, celebrated writer and founder of the N.C. School of Arts, dies at age 92". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Wadington, Katie (March 27, 2018). "Appalachian novelist John Ehle dies at 92". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved March 27, 2018.