Evan S. Connell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Evan S. Connell

Novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1924

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jan-2013

Profession: writer, poet, author, biographer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Evan Shelby Connell Jr.
(August 17, 1924 – January 10, 2013) was a U.S.
novelist, poet, and short-story writer.
He also published under the name Evan S.
Connell Jr.
His writing covered a variety of genres, although he published most frequently in fiction. In 2009, Connell was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize, for lifetime achievement.
On April 23, 2010, he was awarded a Los Angeles Times Book Prize: the Robert Kirsch Award, for "a living author with a substantial connection to the American West, whose contribution to American letters deserves special recognition."