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   Jean Stafford (July 1, 1915 – March 26, 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford in 1970. [1] [2]

   • Occupation: Novelist, short story writer

   • Genre: Literary fiction

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Jean-StaffordJean Stafford | Novelist, Short Story Writer | Britannica

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   Apr 9, 2024 · Jean Stafford (born July 1, 1915, Covina, California, U.S.—died March 26, 1979, White Plains, New York) was an American short-story writer and novelist noted for her disaffected female characters, who often must confront restrictive societal conventions and institutions as they come of age.

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4. www.npr.org › 2020/01/08 › 794594213Jean Stafford's 'Complete Novels' Review: A Gifted ... - NPR

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   Jan 8, 2020 · Jean Stafford. Generally speaking, it's one of those literary names that readers might find sort-of familiar, without quite knowing why. That wouldn't have been the case in Stafford's heyday ...

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6. www.loa.org › writers › 729-jean-staffordJean Stafford - Library of America - LOA

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   Apr 22, 2021 · Jean Stafford: Complete Novels LOA N°324. Jean Stafford: A Mother in History (LOA eBook Classic) Library of America. CURATOR. A champion of America’s great writers and timeless works, Library of America guides readers in finding and exploring the exceptional writing that reflects the nation’s history and culture. Learn More.

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   Nov 30, 2022 · Stafford can be tough. In order to be pleased by her, a reader needs not only an appetite for polished, burnished prose, but also for a rich bitterness, the verbal equivalent of arugula or Campari. Jean Stafford was born on July 1, 1915 in Covina, California but her family soon moved to Boulder Colorado, Her father wrote Western novels under ...

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   Who was Jean Stafford?

   • Jean Stafford (July 1, 1915 – March 26, 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford in 1970. She was born in Covina, California, to Mary Ethel (McKillop) and John Richard Stafford, a Western pulp writer.

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   Is Jean Stafford a good gift?

   • I brought the Library America edition of the Stories of Jean Stafford. This would not be the right gift for everyone. Stafford can be tough. In order to be pleased by her, a reader needs not only an appetite for polished, burnished prose, but also for a rich bitterness, the verbal equivalent of arugula or Campari.

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   What did Jean Stafford do as a child?

   • As a child, Jean Stafford pledged allegiance only to language. She remained steadfast; in a life dogged by alcoholism and ill health, appalling husbands and, admittedly, a fair amount of chaos of her own making, her prose never lost its force, sheen or sour majesty.

   Jean Stafford’s Novels Frankly Survey the Kingdom of Childhood

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   What happened to Jean Stafford?

   • Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Jean Stafford, the Pulitzer Prize‐winning short‐story writer and novelist, died Monday evening at the Burke Rehabilitation Center in White Plains, after a long illness. She was 63 years old.

   Jean Stafford, 63, Writer, Dead - The New York Times

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9. www.nytimes.com › 2019/11/26 › booksJean Stafford’s Novels Frankly Survey the Kingdom of Childhood

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   Nov 26, 2019 · As a child, Jean Stafford pledged allegiance only to language. She remained steadfast; in a life dogged by alcoholism and ill health, appalling husbands and, admittedly, a fair amount of chaos of ...

10. www.nytimes.com › 1979/03/28 › archivesJean Stafford, 63, Writer, Dead - The New York Times

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    Mar 28, 1979 · Jean Stafford was born in Covina, Calif., on July 1, 1915, but soon moved with her family to Colorado, where she went to school, graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her father ...