Shirley Ann Grau (1929–2020)
Author of The Keepers of the House
About the Author
Shirley Ann Grau was born on July 28, 1929 in New Orleans. She is an author who's work is set for the most part in the Deep South and concerns issues of race and gender. She graduated from Newcomb College in 1950. Her collection of stories, The Black Prince, was nominated for the National Book show more Award in 1956. She won the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her work, The Keepers of the House. Her last novel was Roadwalkers, published in 1994. her last short story collection was Selected Stories, published in 2006. Shirley Ann Grau died on August 3, 2020 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Shirley Ann Grau
Associated Works
Growing Up in the South: An Anthology of Modern Southern Literature (1991) — Contributor — 143 copies
The Saturday Evening Post Stories 1962 — Contributor — 3 copies
RDCBLP Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station | The Last Gas Station | The Girl of the Sea of Cortez 2 copies
32 Współczesne Opowiadania Amerykańskie - Tom II — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1929-07-08
- Date of death
- 2020-08-03
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Place of death
- Kenner, Louisiana, USA
- Cause of death
- stroke (complications)
- Places of residence
- Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
Alabama, USA - Education
- Tulane University (Newcomb College)
Ursuline Academy - Occupations
- novelist
short-story writer
screenwriter - Relationships
- Feibleman, James Kern (husband)
Feibleman, Peter S. (stepson) - Awards and honors
- Louisiana Writer Award (2004)
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June 2021: Shirley Ann Grau in Monthly Author Reads (August 2021)
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