Conrad Richter (1890–1968)
Autore di La luce nella foresta
Sull'Autore
Conrad Richter was born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania on October 13, 1890. Richter started a small publishing business and wrote magazine fiction and nonfiction books on scientific philosophy. Conrad Richter won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, "The Town," in 1951. The book was the third in what mostra altro became known as Richter's Ohio Trilogy. These books were later published in one volume entitled, The Awakening Land: The Trees, The Fields, The Town. The books followed the life of Sayward Luckett Wheeler who was widely considered one of the most sensitively drawn pioneer women in fiction. The trilogy describes her participation in the gradual replacement of the gloomy and dangerous Ohio forest wilderness with new farming communities and a thriving town. Although Richter published more than 20 other novels and collections of short stories, most of which featured pioneers battling their environment, and some of which won their own awards, he is still best known for his Ohio Trilogy. Richter has written many other books including "Early Americana," a collection of short stories, "The Sea of Grass," a book about crooked politicians and cattlemen, and "The Light in the Forest," a book about the kidnapping of a white boy by Native Americans. He also won a National Book Award for "The Waters of Kronos" in 1961. "The Sea of Grass," was also nominated for the National Book Award in 1937. Conrad Richter died in Pottsville, Pennsylvania on October 30, 1968. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Reproduction Number LC-USZ62-117696
Serie
Opere di Conrad Richter
Opere correlate
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 4: The World Around Us (1968) — Collaboratore — 29 copie
Phantom Perfumes and Other Shades: Memories of GHOST STORIES Magazine (2000) — Autore, alcune edizioni — 12 copie
Reader's Digest Condensed Books (The Lady / The Scapegoat / My Early Life / Onions in the Stew / Boon Island) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
MAR DE HIERBA. CHACAL. MUJER SOLITARIA. LOS DURRELL EN CORFU (Biblioteca De Selecciones)1972 (1972) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
The Saturday Evening Post Stories 1957 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Richter, Conrad
- Nome legale
- Richter, Conrad Michael
- Data di nascita
- 1890-10-13
- Data di morte
- 1968-10-30
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, USA (birth)
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA (death) - Attività lavorative
- journalist
novelist
short-story writer - Relazioni
- Richter, Harvena (daughter)
- Organizzazioni
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1961)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1959)
- Breve biografia
- Conrad Richter wrote with great sensitivity and lyricism of life along the American frontier, including the native Americans.
Utenti
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Sonlight Books (1)
Boy Protagonists (1)
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- Opere
- 36
- Opere correlate
- 20
- Utenti
- 4,251
- Popolarità
- #5,916
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 95
- ISBN
- 118
- Lingue
- 4
- Preferito da
- 7
E' una storia di lotte e conflitti per il predominio sulle vaste praterie, il mare d'erba appunto, destinate al pascolo delle mandrie di ricchi e ambiziosi allevatori. Opera del 1936, si pone come un classico della letteratura dedicata al tema della frontiera.