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Allan Gurganus

Allan Gurganus is a recipient  of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Southern Book Prize, the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a finalist of the PEN/Faulkner Award. Adaptations of his fiction have earned four Emmys. Among his works are White People, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, and The Practical Heart. He lives in a small town in North Carolina.
The Practical Heart
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
White People
Plays Well with Others

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The Practical Heart
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
White People
Plays Well with Others

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