Larry Woiwode
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About
An American writer of fiction and non-fiction, he is particularly known for his best-selling 1975 novel, Beyond the Bedroom Wall, which was nominated for both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award. His other works include Made Fresh: Essays on Literature and Culture and a 2008 memoir entitled A Step from Death.
Before Fame
He worked as both a copywriter and a voice-over artist for a CBS affiliate in Illinois.
Trivia
He was named North Dakota's Poet Laureate in 1995.
Family Life
He grew up in Carrington, North Dakota and later attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He married Carole Woiwode.
Associated With
His novel, What I'm Going to Do, I Think, won the William Faulkner Foundation Award.
