About
An American novelist, poet, and non-fiction author, she is best known for her U.S. National Book Award-winning novel, The Oysters of Locmariaquer (1964). Her other works include The Bitter Box and Camping Out.
Before Fame
She was born in Los Angeles, California. While a student at Vassar College, she wrote for the campus literary publication, Con Spirito.
Trivia
Her non-fiction works include Eyes, Etc. and Rome and a Villa.
Family Life
She married Robert Penn Warren in 1952. The couple and their children, Gabriel and Rosanna, settled in Connecticut.
Associated With
She and Neil Algren both won the National Book Award.
