Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter was born in Indian Creek, Texas, Texas, United States on May 15th, 1890 and is the Novelist. At the age of 90, Katherine Anne Porter biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Katherine Anne Porter (May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980) was an American journalist, essayist, short story writer, and feminist activist.
Ship of Fools, her 1962 book, was the best-selling book in America this year, but her short stories received much more critical attention.
Awards and honors
- 1966 – Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Collected Stories (1965)
- 1966 – National Book Award for The Collected Stories (1965)
- 1967 – Gold Medal Award for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Five nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968)
- 2006 – Porter was featured on a States postage stamp issued May 15, 2006 with a value of 39¢. She was the 22nd person featured in the Literary Arts commemorative stamp series.