Kent Nelson (author)
Kent Nelson | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 81–82) |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard Law School (JD) |
| Notable awards | Drue Heinz Literature Prize (2014) |
Kent Nelson (born 1943) is an American short story writer and poet.[1] He holds a JD from Harvard Law School.[citation needed] His 2014 collection The Spirit Bird won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize.[1][2][3] Earlier in his literary career, he was awarded a fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- Cold Wind River (Dodd, Mead, 1981)
- All Around Me Peaceful (Dell, 1989)
- Language in the Blood (Peregrine Smith, 1992)
- Land That Moves, Land That Stands Still (Viking, 2003)
Short stories
[edit]- The Tennis Player and Other Stories (University of Illinois Press, 1978)
- The Middle of Nowhere (Peregrine Smith, 1991)
- Discoveries (Western Reflections, 1998)
- Toward the Sun: The Collected Sports Stories (Breakaway, 1998)
- The Touching That Lasts (Johnson, 2006)
- The Spirit Bird (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2014)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Warner, Ryan (January 13, 2015). "Captivating new short stories from Ouray author Kent Nelson". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "About Kent Nelson". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Chiddister, Diane (April 19, 2015). "Writer Kent Nelson to read". The Yellow Springs News. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ Robertson 1988, p. 109.
Sources
[edit]- Robertson, Susan Emrick (1988). "An Interview with Kent Nelson". The Missouri Review. 11 (1): 107–132. doi:10.1353/mis.1988.0024. ISSN 1548-9930. S2CID 162288065.
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