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of Virginia
Virginia authors are a well-spring of creativity. The state's
literature ranges in style and scope, but maintains a clear genius
and wisdom throughout.
Ellen Glasgow
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her most well-known works, The Voice of the People—
this was the first in a series of novels depicting the
social and political history of Virginia since 1850
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William Faulkner
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there. Throughout his life, Faulkner would divide his time
between Charlottesville, Virginia, New York, and
Oxford. Charlottesville ... |
Peter
Taylor
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... he
taught writing at a variety of colleges and universities
including Kenyon College, Ohio State University, Harvard,
and the University of Virginia, where he ... |
Edward P. Jones
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attended the Holy Cross College and the University of
Virginia and earned the honor of several prestigious
grants, including a grant from the National ...
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Tom Wolfe
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Born in 1931
in Richmond Virginia, Tom Wolfe had dreams of playing
baseball professionally. While he came closer than most with
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Eudora Welty
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Born April
13, 1909, Eudora Welty was a life-long resident of Jackson,
Mississippi, and daughter of parents from the North, (Ohio,
and West Virginia). ... |
Shelby Foote
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... A three-time Guggenheim Fellow,
Foote has served as a lecturer at the University of
Virginia and Memphis State. Shelby ...
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Willaim Styron
... was born in June of 1925 in
Newport News, Virginia. ...
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