John Ehle
John Ehle | |
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| Born | John Marsden Ehle, Jr. December 13, 1925 |
| Died | March 24, 2018 (aged 92) |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Occupation | Writer |
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| Children | Jennifer Ehle |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 1957–2018 |
| Genres | Historical fiction, Southern literature, Non-fiction |
John Marsden Ehle Jr. (/ˈiːli/; December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American novelist known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as "the father of Appalachian literature".