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J. F. Powers

American writer who won the 1963 National Book Award for Fiction with his first novel, Morte d'Urban (1962).

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American writer (1917-1999)

Born 1917
Died 1999

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  • Cover of: Morte D'Urban

    First published in 1962 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition mortedurban00powe Cover of edition mortedurban0000powe
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  • Cover of: The presence of grace.

    First published in 1956 7 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition presenceofgrace0000powe_h1g3 Cover of edition presenceofgrace0000powe
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  • Cover of: Prince of Darkness, and other stories.

    First published in 1947 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Stories from the New Yorker, 1950-1960

    First published in 1960 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Wheat that springeth green

    First published in 1988 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition wheatthatspringe00powe
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  • Cover of: Look how the fish live

    First published in 1975 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Lions, harts, leaping does, and other stories

    First published in 1963 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Old Bird a Love Story

    First published in 1991 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The stories of J.F. Powers

    First published in 2000 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A Society Organized for War: The Iberian Municipal Militias in the Central Middle Ages, 1000-1284

    First published in 1988 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American writer (1917-1999)

Born 1917
Died 1999
Subjects
Fiction, Catholics, Clergy, Social life and customs, Fiction, general, Manners and customs, Catholic Church, Fiction, religious, Middle west, fiction, Religious life and customs, Catholic church, clergy, fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), American Short stories, Clergy, fiction, History, Medieval, Military History, Military Sociology, Military art and science, Militia, National Book Award Winner, New York Times reviewed, Priests, Short stories, Sociology
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Middle West

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  • J.F. Powers
  • James Farl Powers

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
April 26, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris Add death date and brief bio
April 26, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 12, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added photos to author pages.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import