In the history of letters, Louis L'Amour is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Louis L'Amour as American novelist and short story writer (1908–1988).
Louis L'Amour was born at Jamestown in 1908. His recorded nationality is United States.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
He worked as writer, novelist and screenwriter.
The writing is recorded in English.
His work is classed as western.
A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
Recognition followed: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1984), National Book Award (1980) and Congressional Gold Medal.
That the work was written from United States matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Louis L'Amour died in 1988, aged 80. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Presidential Medal of Freedom — 1984
- National Book Award — 1980
- Congressional Gold Medal
- Genres: Western
