O. Henry Award

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O. Henry Award

HONOR

Given annually since 1919 to short stories of merit.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Harold Brodkey Novelist 25-Oct-1930 26-Jan-1996 Stories in an Almost Classical Mode

W. R. Burnett Novelist 25-Nov-1899 25-Apr-1982 Little Caesar

Truman Capote Novelist 30-Sep-1924 25-Aug-1984 In Cold Blood

James Gould Cozzens Novelist 19-Aug-1903 9-Aug-1978 Guard of Honor

Denis Johnson Novelist 1-Jul-1949 Jesus' Son

Bernard Malamud Author 26-Apr-1914 18-Mar-1986 The Fixer

Tillie Olsen Author 14-Jan-1913 1-Jan-2007 Tell Me a Riddle

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