N. Scott Momaday

N. Scott Momaday (1934–2024) was an American novelist, writer and university teacher.

Also recorded as Navarre Scott Momaday; Navarre Scott Mammedaty; Tsoai-talee; Rock Tree Boy.

N. Scott Momaday in brief

Born
1934
Died
2024
Known for
novelist, writer, university teacher, poet and scholar of english
Place of birth
Lawton
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Overview

Recorded at birth as Navarre Scott Momaday.

Born at Lawton in 1934, died at Santa Fe in 2024.

In detail

N. Scott Momaday studied at University of New Mexico, Stanford University and Augusta Military Academy. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is English-language literature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are fiction. The authority associates the name with Native American Renaissance.

Residence is recorded at Lawton and Tucson. Employment is recorded with University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Berkeley and University of Arizona. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are House Made of Dawn.

Work by N. Scott Momaday is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution and National Museum of the American Indian.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and St. Louis Literary Award.

Sources

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    “N. Scott Momaday”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q736570: N. Scott Momaday

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