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J. F. Powers

American writer who won the 1963 National Book Award for Fiction with his first novel, Morte d'Urban (1962).

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American writer (1917-1999)

Born 1917
Died 1999

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  • Cover of: Morte D'Urban

    Cover of edition mortedurban00powe Cover of edition mortedurban0000powe First published in 1962 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The presence of grace.

    Cover of edition presenceofgrace0000powe_h1g3 Cover of edition presenceofgrace0000powe First published in 1956 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Prince of Darkness: and other stories.

    First published in 1951 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Prince of Darkness, and other stories.

    First published in 1947 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Stories from the New Yorker, 1950-1960

    First published in 1960 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Wheat that springeth green

    Cover of edition wheatthatspringe00powe First published in 1988 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1947 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lions, harts, leaping does.

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Look how the fish live

    First published in 1975 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Look How the Fish Live Edition

    First published in 1975 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Presence of Grace

    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Presence of Grace

    First published in 1956 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Morte d'Urban

    First published in 1962 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Look How the Fish Live

    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Morte D'Urban

    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Lions, harts, leaping does, and other stories

    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Książę ciemności

    First published in 1953 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Old Bird a Love Story

    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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American writer (1917-1999)

Born 1917
Died 1999

Subjects

Fiction, Clergy, Catholics, Social life and customs, Catholic Church, Fiction, general, Manners and customs, Fiction, religious, Middle west, fiction, Religious life and customs, Catholic church, clergy, fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), Priests, American Authors, American Short stories, Authors, american, Authors, correspondence, Clergy, fiction, Correspondence, Devil, History, Medieval, Military History, Military Sociology, Military art and science

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Middle West

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J. F. Powers (1917-1999)

Time

20th century

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Alternative names

  • J.F. Powers
  • James Farl Powers

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
April 26, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris Add death date and brief bio
April 26, 2020 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 12, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Added photos to author pages.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import