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Paul West
| Full Name: |
Paul
West |
| Born: |
February 23, 1930
Eckington, Derbyshire, England |
| Died: |
October 18, 2015
Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation: |
Author, professor |
| Nationality: |
English |
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Biography
Paul West was a British-born American novelist, poet, and essayist. He was born in Eckington, Derbyshire in England to Alfred and Mildred (Noden) West. Before his death, he resided in Ithaca, New York, with his wife Diane Ackerman, a writer, poet, and naturalist. West is the author of more than 50 books.
Among other honors, West's literary awards have included the American Academy of Arts and Letters award for literature (1985), the Lannan Prize for fiction (1993), and the Grand-Prix Halpèrine-Kaminsky Prize (1993) for best foreign book. West was named a "literary lion" by the New York Public Library and a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (Ordre des Arts et Lettres) by the French government.
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