Evan Shelby Connell Jr. (August 17, 1924 – January 10, 2013) was a U.S. novelist, poet, and short-story writer. He also published under the name Evan S. Connell Jr. His writing covered a variety of genres, although he published most frequently in fiction.
In 2009, Connell was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize, for lifetime achievement. On April 23, 2010, he was awarded a Los Angeles Times Book Prize: the Robert Kirsch Award, for "a living author with a substantial connection to the American West, whose contribution to American letters deserves special recognition".
Source: Evan S. Connell on Wikipedia
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist (1924-2013)
| Born | 17 Aug 1924 |
| Died | 10 Jan 2013 |
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American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist (1924-2013)
| Born | 17 Aug 1924 |
| Died | 10 Jan 2013 |
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Fiction, Fiction, general, Middle class families, Alienation (Social psychology), Kansas, fiction, Married women, Middle-aged women, Social isolation, Alchemists, Explorers, Fiction, historical, Fiction, psychological, Manners and customs, Married people, Married people, fiction, Middle-aged men, Ambition, American Short stories, American literature, Biography, Custer, george a. (george armstrong), 1839-1876, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), History, HusbandsPeople
Paracelsus (1493-1541), Francisco Goya (1746-1828), George A. Custer (1839-1876), George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)Time
1866-1895ID Numbers
- OLID: OL33113A
- GoodReads: 34111
- ISNI: 0000000109278672
- IMDb: nm0174981
- Library of Congress Names: n50000126
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): VIAV084389
- VIAF: 97745717
- Wikidata: Q2693491
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q2693491
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- Evan S Connell
- Evan Shelby Connell
- Evan Shelby Connell Jr.
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| January 21, 2020 | Edited by dcapillae | Fixed other names |
| January 21, 2020 | Edited by dcapillae | merge authors |
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