James Alan McPherson
James Alan McPherson (September 16, 1943 – July 27, 2016) was an American essayist and short-story writer. He was born in Savannah, Georgia.
James Alan McPherson | |
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| Born | September 16, 1943 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 2016 (aged 72) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Education | Morgan State University Morris Brown College Harvard Law School University of Iowa |
| Period | 1968–2016 |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | Elbow Room |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize in Fiction MacArthur Fellowship Guggenheim Fellowship |
| Spouse | Sarah Lynn Charlton (div.)[1] |
| Children | Rachel (daughter); Benjamin (son)[1] |
He was the first African-American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and was included among the first group of artists who received a MacArthur Fellowship. At the time of his death, McPherson was a professor emeritus of fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[1]
McPherson died in hospice on July 27, 2016, in Iowa City, Iowa, due to complications of pneumonia. He was 72.[1][2]
References
- Roberts, Sam (July 27, 2016). "James Alan McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer, Dies at 72". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- "Writer James Alan McPherson, Winner Of Pulitzer, MacArthur And Guggenheim, Dies At 72". www.npr.org. NPR. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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