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Shirley Ann Grau
Shirley Ann Grau (b. 1929) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist of nine novels and short story collections, whose work is set primarily in her native South. Grau was raised in Alab...view moreShirley Ann Grau (b. 1929) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist of nine novels and short story collections, whose work is set primarily in her native South. Grau was raised in Alabama and Louisiana, and many of her novels document the broad social changes of the Deep South during the twentieth century, particularly as they affected African Americans. Grau’s first novel, The Hard Blue Sky (1958), about the descendants of European pioneers living on an island off the coast of Louisiana, established her as a master of vivid description, both for characters and locale,a style she maintained throughout her career. Her public profile rose during the civil rights movement, when her dynastic novel Keepers of the House (1964), which dealt with race relations in Alabama, earned her a Pulitzer Prize.view less
Books by Shirley Ann Grau
The Keepers of the House The House on Coliseum Street Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Roadwalkers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Condor Passes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nine Women: Stories Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Black Prince: And Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Hard Blue Sky: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5