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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.
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.
Lee Smith followed the release of her debut fiction novel with another three years later titled Oral History. She then wrote several more novels that ended up being released– Family Linen, Fair and Tender Ladies, Devil’s Dream, and five more.
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.
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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, Dimestore.
The author of ten novels, three short story collections, a novella, Smith has received eight major writing awards, including the Lila Wallace/Readers Digest Award (1995-1997), the Robert Penn Warren Prize for Fiction (1991), and two O. Henry Awards (1979 and 1981).
Lee Smith, who published her first book of fiction 40 years ago, is as beloved a storyteller as exists in America. Now she collects fourteen short stories – seven brand new ones along with her favorite seven from her earlier collections.
