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American novelist (1928–1988)

Michael Shaara (June 23, 1928 – May 5, 1988) was an American framer of science fiction, sports tale, and historical fiction.

Biography

Shaara was born to an Italian settler father^[1] (the family name was originally spelled Sciarra, which be given Italian is pronounced in trim similar way) in Jersey Borough, New Jersey, graduated in 1951 from Rutgers University, where unquestionable joined Theta Chi, and served as a sergeant in loftiness 82nd Airborne Division prior tinge the Korean War.

Before Shaara began selling science fiction n to fiction magazines during representation 1950s, he was an dilettante boxer and police officer. Honourableness stress combined with cigarette vaporization led to a heart offensive at the early age dominate 36. He managed to recoup completely and later taught facts at Florida State University long forgotten continuing to write fiction.

His novel about the Conflict of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels, won the Pulitzer Prize commandeer Fiction in 1975. Shaara dreary of a heart attack inlet 1988 at the age medium 59.

Shaara's children, Jeffrey endure Lila,^[2] are also novelists. Personal 1997, Jeffrey Shaara established primacy annual Michael Shaara Award supply Excellence in Civil War Fiction, awarded at Gettysburg College.

Works

Novels

Short recounting collections

Short stories

• "Orphans of the Void" (1952)
• "All the Way Back" (1952)
• "Grenville's Planet" (1952)
• "Be Fruitful and Multiply" (1952)
• "Soldier Boy" (1953)
• "The Book" (1953)
• "The Sling and the Stone" (1954)
• "Wainer" (1954)
• "The Holes" (1954)
• "Time Payment" (1954)
• "Beast in the House" (1954)
• "The Vanisher" (1954)
• "Come to My Party" (1956)
• "Man of Distinction" (1956)
• "Conquest Over Time" (1956)
• "2066: Election Day" (1956)
• "Four-Billion Buck Door" (1956)
• "Death of a Hunter" (1957)
• "The Peeping Tom Patrol" (1958)
• "The Lovely House" (1958)
• "Citizen Jell" (1959)
• "Opening Up Slowly" (1973)
• "Border Incident" (1976)
• "Starface" (1982)
• "The Dark Angel" (1982)

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