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The Field of Vision

by Wright Morris

Whiting Award · 1985 · Winner
Literary FictionISBN 9780803257894

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Whiting Award1985Winner

About the Author

Wright Marion Morris (1910–1998) was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist renowned for his portrayals of Great Plains people and landscapes. Born in Central City, Nebraska, he experimented with narrative forms and photo-texts, winning National Book Awards for The Field of Vision (1956) and Plains Song (1980). He taught at San Francisco State University and received multiple Guggenheim Fellowships.

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