Richter, Conrad (Michael)
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born Oct. 13, 1890, Pine Grove, Pa., U.S.
died Oct. 30, 1968, Pottsville, Pa.
U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
He began as an editor and reporter and founded a juvenile magazine before moving to New Mexico in 1928. He became fascinated with U.S. history and spent years researching frontier life. He is best known for The Sea of Grass (1936), an epic on the settling of the Southwest, and for his trilogy of pioneer life, The Trees (1940), The Fields (1946), and The Town (1950, Pulitzer Prize). The Waters of Kronos (1960, National Book Award) is an autobiographical novel.
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Richter, Conrad Michael — ▪ American author born Oct. 13, 1890, Pine Grove, Pa., U.S. died Oct. 30, 1968, Pottsville, Pa. American short story writer and novelist known for his lyrical fiction about early America. As a young man, Richter did odd jobs and at… … Universalium
Richter, Conrad (Michael) — (13 oct. 1890, Pine Grove, Pa. EE.UU. –30 oct. 1968, Pottsville, Pa.). Cuentista y novelista estadounidense. Comenzó su carrera laboral como editor y reportero. Fundó una revista juvenil antes de trasladarse a Nuevo México en 1928. Se sintió… … Enciclopedia Universal
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Richter — /rik teuhr/; Ger. /rddikh teuhrdd/; Russ. /rddyeekh tyirdd/, n. 1. Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976. 2. Conrad, 1890 1968, U.S. novelist. 3. Franz Xaver /ksah veuhrdd/, 1709 89, German composer, born in Moravia. 4 … Universalium
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Conrad Richter — Conrad Michael Richter (October 13, 1890 – October 30, 1968) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist whose lyrical work focuses on life along the American frontier. Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References … Wikipedia
Conrad Richter — Conrad Michael Richter (* 13. Oktober 1890 in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania; † 30. Oktober 1968 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller, der nicht nur den Pulitzer Preis, sondern auch den National Book Award gewann.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
