Bobbie Ann Mason
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Bobbie Ann Mason (born May 1, 1940) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and literary critic from Kentucky. Her memoir was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.[1]
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Born | (1940-05-01) May 1, 1940 (age 84) Mayfield, Kentucky, U.S. |
Education | University of Kentucky (BA) Binghamton University (MA) University of Connecticut (PhD) |
Notable works | Nabokov's Garden: A Guide to Ada (Ann Arbor, Mich.: Ardis, 1974)
The Girl Sleuth: A Feminist Guide to the Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and Their Sisters (Old Westbury, N.Y.: Feminist Press, 1975) Shiloh and Other Stories (New York: Harper & Row, 1982; London: Chatto & Windus, 1982) In Country (New York: Harper & Row, 1985; London: Chatto & Windus, 1986) Clear Springs: A Memoir, Random House (New York, NY), 1999 The Girl in the Blue Beret, Random House (New York, NY), 2011 |
Notable awards | PEN/Hemingway Award, 1983
National Endowment for the Arts award, 1983 Guggenheim Fellowship, 1984 |
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