Proulx, E. An‧nie /pruː, ˈæni/
(1935–) a US writer whose first novel,
Postcards, was
published when she was 51 years old. Her books often deal with the things that tie families together, especially poor families living in a difficult environment. Her best-known novel,
The Shipping News, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994. Her short story
Brokeback Mountain was made into a very successful film in 2005.
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