- Annie Proulx is 76 years old
- Born: 22 August 1935
- Birthplace: Norwich, Connecticut
- Best known as:
The author of The Shipping News
4 good links
- Annie Proulx Official Site
Spare like her writing, but with good essays and a curriculum vitae
- Featured Author: Annie Proulx
The New York Times provides links to articles and reviews
- Mostly Fiction: Annie Proulx
Notes on her books, plus links to other reviews and book sales
- On <i>Brokeback Mountain</i>
Audio report on making her story into a screenplay
Annie Proulx Biography
Although she didn't start her career as a writer until she was in her 50s, in 1993 E. Annie Proulx became the first woman to win the prestigious PEN/Faulkner book award, for her debut novel Postcards. The following year she won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for her novel The Shipping News. She is also the author of Accordion Crimes (1996) and several short stories.
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Proulx's name is pronounced proo... Her 1997 short story "Brokeback Mountain" was made into a 2005 film starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.
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