Shirley Ann Grau

Shirley Ann Grau (July 8, 1929 – August 3, 2020) was an American writer. She was born in New Orleans.[1] Her work is set mainly in the Deep South and talks about issues of race and gender.

Shirley Ann Grau
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Born(1929-07-08)July 8, 1929
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedAugust 3, 2020(2020-08-03) (aged 91)
Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.
Years active1955–2006

Her 1964 work The Keepers of the House was awarded the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[2][3]

She was an important feminist writer who talked about abortion, death and misogyny.[4]

Grau died on August 3, 2020 in Kenner, Louisiana from stroke-related problems at the age of 91.[5]

References

  1. Simpson, Doug (2003-12-26). Shirley Ann Grau, Never Backing Down. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-299614.html. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 
  2. Pulitzer Winner Writes Between Domestic Crises. 1965-07-05. p. 13. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-CBlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GIgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1046,594981&dq=shirley+ann+grau+pulitzer&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 
  3. Allen-Taylor, J. Douglas (February 26, 1998). The World According To Grau. San Jose, California. http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/02.26.98/cover/lit-grau-9808.html. 
  4. "Shirley Ann Grau - Know Louisiana". Know Louisiana. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  5. Pulitzer Prize-winning Metairie author dies at 91