Robert Olen Butler | |
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Born | Granite City, Illinois, U.S. | January 20, 1945
Occupation | Novelist, short fiction writer |
Education | Northwestern University (BS) University of Iowa (MFA) |
Period | 1981–present |
Literary movement | Magical realism |
Notable works | A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, Tabloid Dreams |
Robert Olen Butler (born January 20, 1945) is an American fiction writer. His short-story collection A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1993.[1]