Jessamyn West: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As Mary Jessamyn West
Born July 18, 1902 • Indiana
Died February 23, 1984 (aged 81) • NapaCalifornia
Notable Works “Friendly Persuasion”

Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Nabokov
American author
Sherman Alexie
Sherman Alexie
American author
Paul Auster
Paul Auster
American author
James Agee
American author
James Dickey
American poet
William Saroyan.
William Saroyan
American author
William Faulkner
William Faulkner
American author
Tillie Olsen
American author
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser
American author
Alice Walker
Alice Walker
American writer
James McBride
James McBride
American musician, journalist, and author
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
American author
John Grisham
John Grisham
American writer
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
American poet
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin
American writer and director
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers
American author
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath
American author
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
American writer
John Updike
John Updike
American author
Richard Wright
Richard Wright
American writer

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