Author

Robert Penn Warren

5 award wins, 0 nominations across 3 books.

Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, literary critic and professor at Yale University.

All the King's MenNow And ThenPromises: Poems 1954-1956
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All the King's Men

2 Awards Won

518 pages

The story is about Willie Stark, a slick politician of humble birth, who was based on real-life Huey Long, a Louisiana governor, but the real main character is Jack Burden, a reporter who serves to narrate the story and Stark's rise to power.

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Now And Then

1 Award Won
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Awards & Nominations
Pulitzer Prize
1979
Winner
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Promises: Poems 1954-1956

2 Awards Won
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