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Wallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909 – April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, writer, environmentalist, and historian. He was often called "The Dean of Western Writers". [1] He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 [2] and the U.S. National Book Award in 1977.
Wallace Stegner was an American author of fiction and historical nonfiction set mainly in the western United States. All his writings are informed by a deep sense of the American experience and the potential, which he termed “the geography of promise,” that the West symbolizes.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 1, 2020 · In his first installment of a new series on overlooked or under-read American writers, A.O. Scott, a critic at large for The New York Times, considers Wallace Stegner, the Western novelist who...
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Wallace Stegner was born on February 18, 1909 in Lake Mills, Iowa. Over a 60 year career he wrote 30 books. Among the novels are, The Big Rock Candy Mountain , 1943; Joe Hill , 1950; All The Little Live Things , 1967 (Commonwealth Club Gold Medal); Angle of Repose , 1972 (Pulitzer Prize); The Spectator Bird , (National Book Award), 1977 ...
Apr 15, 1993 · Wallace Stegner, the novelist and short-story writer whose work celebrated the American West and won him the country's highest literary awards, died on Tuesday night at St. Vincent Hospital in...
May 18, 2018 · Learn about the life and works of Wallace Stegner, a prominent American writer and teacher who won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Explore his novels, nonfiction, and conservation advocacy, as well as his influence on other writers.
May 18, 2008 · Through his multiple legacies, Wallace Stegner remains the emeritus authority on the American West. He was of the region, but he also ventured beyond its borders.
