Katherine Anne Porter: Quick Facts

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Born	May 15, 1890 • Texas
Died	September 18, 1980 (aged 90) • Silver Spring • Maryland
Awards And Honors	National Book Award • Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works	“Collected Short Stories” • “Flowering Judas” • “Noon Wine” • “Old Mortality” • “Pale Horse, Pale Rider” • “Ship of Fools”

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