Conrad Richter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Conrad Richter

American novelist

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1890

Place of Birth: Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1968

Profession: screenwriter, writer, playwright, journalist, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Conrad Michael Richter (October 13, 1890 – October 30, 1968) was an American novelist whose lyrical work is concerned largely with life on the American frontier in various periods.
His novel The Town (1950), the last story of his trilogy The Awakening Land about the Ohio frontier, won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
His novel The Waters of Kronos won the 1961 National Book Award for Fiction.
Two collections of short stories were published posthumously during the 20th century, and several of his novels have been reissued during the 21st century by academic presses.