You say that you hope I will be recognized as the best novelist of my generation. I want you to know now and know completely that that would mean to me absolutely nothing.
Jean Stafford Quotes
Irony, I feel, is a very high form of morality.
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| Birth: | 1st July, 1915 |
| Death: | 26th March, 1979 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Novelist, Writer |
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Jean Stafford was born in Covina, California, USA. She was an American novelist and short story writer. She studied at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Heidelberg. She wrote several novels include: Boston Adventure, The Mountain Lion, and The Catherine Wheel. She wrote several short stories include: The Interior Castle, Children Are Bored on Sunday, Bad Characters, and The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford (won- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1970).
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