Jonathan Franzen: Quick Facts

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Born	August 17, 1959 (age 67) • Illinois
Awards And Honors	National Book Award (2001)
Notable Works	“Crossroads” • “The Discomfort Zone” • “Freedom” • “How to Be Alone” • “Purity” • “Strong Motion” • “The Corrections” • “The Twenty-seventh City”

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Jonathan Franzen, wearing glasses and a blazer, gestures with his hand while speaking during a panel discussion.

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Alice Walker smiling and wearing glasses, a beaded necklace, and a burgundy velvet top at the opening of The Color Purple in New York City.

Alice Walker

American writer

Joyce Carol Oates, 2012

Joyce Carol Oates

American author

Annie Proulx seated on a red leather sofa, wearing glasses, a black jacket, and a white shirt, looking toward the camera.

Annie Proulx

American author

Hazzard, Shirley

Shirley Hazzard

American author

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Wright Morris

American writer and photographer

Hearn, Lafcadio

Lafcadio Hearn

British-born writer and translator

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Babette Deutsch

American poet, critic, translator, and novelist

Joan Didion, 1970

Joan Didion

American author

Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward

American author

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates

American author

Merwin, W.S.

W.S. Merwin

American poet and translator

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Robert Bly

American author

Ralph Ellison

Ralph Ellison

American author and educator

Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow

American author

Flannery O'Connor

Flannery O’Connor

American writer

Ha Jin

Ha Jin

Chinese American writer

John Updike

John Updike

American author

Philip Roth

Philip Roth

American author

Doctorow, E.L.

E.L. Doctorow

American author

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John Barth

American writer