Ann Lane Petry (1908-10-12)October 12, 1908 Old Saybrook, CT, US
Died
April 28, 1997(1997-04-28) (aged 88) Old Saybrook, CT, US
Pen name
Arnold Petri[1]
Occupation
Writer
Language
English
Education
Ph.G.
Alma mater
Connecticut College of Pharmacy
Years active
1946–71
Notable works
The Street (1946) The Narrows (1953)
Spouse
George Petry
Children
Liz Petry
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Ann Petry (October 12, 1908 – April 28, 1997) was an American writer of novels, short stories, children's books and journalism. Her 1946 debut novel The Street became the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies.[2][3]
In 2019, the Library of America published a volume of her work containing The Street as well as her 1953 masterpiece The Narrows and a few shorter pieces of nonfiction.[4]
^Reporter, Chronicle. "Little Known Black History Fact: Ann Petry". Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^"Ann Petry", AALBC.com.
^McKay, p. 127.
^Sehgal, Parul (April 16, 2019). "Two Novels by Ann Petry, a Writer Who Believed in Art That Delivers a Message". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
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