Spartina

John Dudley Casey (1939–2025) was an American novelist and translator, best known for his National Book Award-winning novel Spartina (1989), which depicts the life of a Rhode Island fisherman, as well as works like Compass Rose (2010) and An American Romance (1977). Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he taught creative writing at the University of Virginia from 1972 until his death from dementia at age 86.John Casey (novelist) - Wikipedia), New York Times obituary