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Conrad Richter
Conrad Michael Richter is an American novelist whose lyrical work is mainly related to life on the American border in various eras. His novel The Town, the last of a trilogy of Awakening Land on the Ohio border, won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel genre in 1951. His novel The Waters of Kronos won the National Fiction Award in 1961. Two short stories were published in the 20th century, and some of his novels were reprinted during the 21st century by academic journalists.
BornConrad Michael Richter, October 13, 1890, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1968, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationNovelist
Years active1924–1968
Known forThe Sea of Grass, The Light in the Forest, The Town, The Awakening Land
Spouse(s)Harvena Maria Achenbach (died in 1972)
Children1

About Conrad Richter

Novelist Conrad Richter was born in Pennsylvania, United States on October 13, 1890. He dies at the age of 78, on October 30, 1968.

He is best known for historical fiction works that capture the atmosphere of life on the American frontier in the twentieth century. The Sea of Grass (1937), The Awakening Land Trilogy (1940-1950), and The Light in the Forest are among his best-known works (1953).

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Conrad Richter before becoming famous

Conrad Richter was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1890 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

When he was nineteen years old, he became the editor of a Pennsylvania newspaper. He began publishing short stories in pulp magazines in the 1930s.

Achievement of Conrad Richter

For The Town (1950), he won the Pulitzer Prize, and for The Waters of Kronos, he won the National Book Award (1960).

Conrad Richter's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He came from a long family of Lutheran priests and grew up in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania.

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The film adaptation of Richter's pioneer-themed novel, Sea of Grass, starred Movie Actress Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.

Conrad Richter Income & Net worth

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