William Dean Howells

1837 - 1920

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genre:  novel
country of citizenship:  United States of America
native language:  English
languages spoken, written or signed:  English

William Dean Howells (; March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of The Atlantic Monthly, as well as for his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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