newton booth tarkington

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born July 29, 1869, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S. died May 19, 1946, Indianapolis U.S. novelist and dramatist. He became known for satirical and sometimes romanticized pictures of Midwesterners in humorous portrayals of boyhood and adolescence that include the young-people's classics Penrod (1914), Seventeen (1916), and Gentle Julia (1922). The trilogy Growth (1927) includes The Magnificent Ambersons (1918, Pulitzer Prize; film, 1942), which traces the decline of a once-powerful and prominent family. Alice Adams (1921; film, 1923, 1935), a searching character study, is perhaps his most finished novel
{i} Booth Tarkington (1869-1946), United States novel writer and playwright
newton booth tarkington

    Hyphenation

    New·ton booth Tar·king·ton

    Turkish pronunciation

    nutın buth tärkîngtın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈno͞otən ˈbo͞oᴛʜ ˈtärkəɴɢtən/ /ˈnuːtən ˈbuːθ ˈtɑːrkɪŋtən/
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