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J F Powers

(1917 - 1999)

J. F. (James Farl) Powers was a Roman Catholic American novelist and short-story writer who often drew his inspiration from developments in the Catholic Church, and was known for his studies of midwestern Catholic priests. Powers was a conscientious objector during World War II and worked as a hospital orderly.

Awards: NBA (1963) see all

Novels

   Morte D'Urban (1962)
   Wheat That Springeth Green (1988)
   Old Bird a Love Story (1991)

Collections

   Prince of Darkness (1947)
   The Presence of Grace (1956)
   Lions, Harts, Leaping Does (1963)
   Look How the Fish Live (1975)
   The Stories of J.F. Powers (2000)

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Books containing stories by J F Powers

Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar (2011)
Stories of Work
edited by
Richard Ford

The Best American Short Stories of the Century (2008)
(Best American Short Stories)
edited by
Katrina Kenison and John Updike

Baseball: A Literary Anthology (2002)
edited by
Nicholas Dawidoff

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Awards

1963 National Book Award for Fiction : Morte D'Urban

Award nominations

	1988 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (nominee) : Wheat That Springeth Green
	1988 National Book Award for Fiction (shortlist) : Wheat That Springeth Green

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