Larry Woiwode

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Also Known As	Larry Alfred Woiwode
Born	October 30, 1941 • North Dakota
Died	April 28, 2022 (aged 80) • Bismarck • North Dakota
Notable Works	“A Step From Death” • “Beyond the Bedroom Wall: A Family Album” • “Born Brothers” • “Even Tide” • “Indian Affairs” • “Poppa John” • “Silent Passengers” • “The Invention of Lefse” • “What I Think I Did” • “What I’m Going to Do, I Think” • “Words for Readers and Writers”

Alice Walker

Alice Walker

American writer

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

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Maxine Kumin

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Ana Castillo

Ana Castillo

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Reynolds Price

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Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe

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Tillie Olsen

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Theodore Dreiser

Theodore Dreiser

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Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie

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N. Scott Momaday

N. Scott Momaday

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Edmund Wilson

Edmund Wilson

American critic

Amy Tan

Amy Tan

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Paul Auster

Paul Auster

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Ha Jin

Ha Jin

Chinese American writer

John Updike

John Updike

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Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

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Stein, Gertrude

Gertrude Stein

American writer

Pat Mora

Pat Mora

American poet, author, and activist

Hearn, Lafcadio

Lafcadio Hearn

British-born writer and translator

Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat

Haitian American author

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