John Knowles | |
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Born | Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S. | September 16, 1926
Died | November 29, 2001 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | (aged 75)
Education | Yale University Phillips Exeter Academy |
Occupation | Writer |
Known for | Peace Breaks Out (1981) A Separate Peace (1959) |
Awards | William Faulkner Foundation Award (1961) Rosenthal Award of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. |
John Knowles (/noʊlz/; September 16, 1926 – November 29, 2001) was an American novelist best known for A Separate Peace (1959).