Author James Alan McPherson (public release photograph)
One of the greatest authors of our 21st century times is a man who made history in the previous century when he became the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction: James Alan McPherson, a native of Savannah, Georgia, born September 16, 1943.
Unlike many of today’s celebrated public intellectuals, Mr. McPherson tends to play down his celebrity status and opts instead to put the greater part of his energies into teaching and writing. His absence from high-profile media events, however, has not stopped fans and commentators celebrating his life and legacy as represented by such books as Hue and Cry (1968), Elbow Room (1977, for which he won the Pulitzer) and Crabcakes (1998).
The Pinterest board titled “Literary Passion and the City of Savannah-Georgia” was constructed both as an acknowledgement of the city’s extraordinary cultural heritage and as a tribute to Mr. McPherson, who as adult has now spent much of his life in Iowa as an esteemed instructor for the famous Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
Follow Author-Poet Aberjhani’s board Literary Passion and the City of Savannah-Georgia on Pinterest.
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