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Apr 18, 2023 · Lee Smith began writing stories at the age of nine and selling them for a nickel apiece. Since then, she has written seventeen works of fiction, including Fair and Tender Ladies, Oral History, Guests on Earth, and most recently, Blue Marlin and Silver Alert.
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Works - Lee Smith | the official author website
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Lee Smith is, of course, a national treasure, and this...
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About Lee Smith. Lee Smith began writing stories at the age...
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Awards. Lifetime Literary Achievement Award from State of...
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Links - Lee Smith | the official author website
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published in 1988. Family Linen. published in 1985. Oral...
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Writer Magazine Interview with Lee Smith (pdf file, April,...
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Lee Smith, who published her first book of fiction 40 years...
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Good Ol’ Girls off-Broadway Play, 2010. GOOD OL’ GIRLS, a...
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Oral History Project - Lee Smith | the official author...
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Lee Smith (born November 1, 1944) is an American fiction writer who often incorporates her background from the American South in her works. She has received many writing awards, such as the O. Henry Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Fiction, and the North Carolina Award for Literature.
Lee Smith is an American author of fiction in the Southern Gothic genre. She was born November 1, 1944, in Grundy, Virginia. She grew up in the mountains of the Appalachians in southwestern Virginia, a frequent setting for many of her novels that feature characters that live in the southern states or parts of the Appalachian mountains.
Apr 19, 2024 · Lee Smith is an American author of fiction about her native southeastern United States. Smith was educated at Hollins College, Roanoke, Virginia (B.A., 1967), and the Sorbonne in Paris; she taught at the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. Her first novel, The Last Day.
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Learn about the life and work of Lee Smith, a celebrated Southern writer who draws on her Appalachian roots and oral traditions. Discover how she developed her distinctive voice, style, and themes in novels such as Oral History, Fair and Tender Ladies, and Saving Grace.
Lee Smith is a veteran journalist whose work appears in Real Clear Investigations, the Federalist, and Tablet. He’s worked in media for thirty years, writing about national politics, foreign policy, and the press.
published in 1988. Family Linen. published in 1985. Oral History. published in 1983. Black Mountain Breakdown. published in 1980. The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed. published in 1968.
