Wallace Stegner

2 summariesLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Wallace Earle Stegner was an American novelist, short story writer, environmentalist, and historian, often called "The Dean of Western Writers". He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S. National Book Award in 1977.

Books by Wallace Stegner

2 books available

Angle of Repose
Wallace Stegner
4.2 (54k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A wheelchair-bound historian unearths the rugged, pioneering spirit and complex marital secrets of his grandparents' Western frontier life, inadvertently revealing the unvarnished truths of his own.
Great American Short Stories
Wallace Stegner
3.6 (153) average on GoodreadsFiction
This collection traces the American short story from early folk tales to modern narratives, showing its changing spirit.