MCPHERSON, JAMES ALAN, 1943 to 2016
James Alan McPherson
American short story writer and essayist.
- Books
- 1
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First editions
- 1
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- Savannah, 1943
- Died
- Iowa City, 2016
Life
About James Alan McPherson
Writer
- Known as
- writer, essayist, short story writer, university teacher
- Genres
- essay
- Citizenship
- United States
Background
- Educated at
- Harvard Law School, University of Iowa, Morris Brown College, Morgan State University
- Buried
- Oakland Cemetery
Awards and honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- MacArthur Fellows Program (1981)
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1978)
Notable works
From Wikidata (CC0); Wikipedia has articles on James Alan McPherson in 15 languages.
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When was James Alan McPherson born?
James Alan McPherson was born in 1943 and died in 2016.
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We track 1 book by James Alan McPherson across 1 edition, 1 of them first edition.
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James Alan McPherson has won Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program (1981), Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1978), according to Wikidata.