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Jul 28 2016

Find James Alan McPherson’s work at the UI Libraries

Posted on July 28, 2016December 2, 2016 by The University of Iowa Libraries

James-Alan-McPhersonWEBWriter James Alan McPherson, professor in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and winner of the Pulitzer, MacArthur, and Guggenheim, died July 27, 2016. He was 72.

  • NPR story
  • NY Times story
  • Iowa Writers’ Workshop page
  • McPherson’s biography on the UI’s Writing University web site

Find these McPherson works at the UI Libraries:

  • Elbow Room — Main Library PS3563.A45544 E4  McPherson won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his short story collection Elbow Room, becoming the first African-American to win the Pulitzer for fiction.
  • Crabcakes  —  Main Library PS3563.A45544 Z476 1998
  • A region not home: reflections from exile — Main Library PS3563.A45544 .R4 2000
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