Robert Olen Butler
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An American writer of novels and short fiction, he is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning short story collection, A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain. His novels include Sun Dogs, Wabash, and Mr. Spaceman.
Before Fame
He served in Vietnam as both a translator and a counter-intelligence special agent for the U.S. Army.
Trivia
He taught creative writing at both McNeese State University (Louisiana) and Florida State University.
Family Life
The son of an actor, he studied theater at Northwestern University and dramatic writing at the University of Iowa. He was married four times; he wed his fourth wife, Kelly Lee Daniels, in 2012.
Associated With
He and Jesse Hill Ford were both Guggenheim fellowship recipients.
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