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Norman Rush, American author and educator
Norman Rush is an American writer most of whose introspective novels and short stories are set in Botswana in the 1980s. He won the U.S. National Book Award and the 1992 Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize for his novel Mating. Joshua Pashman (Fall 2010). "Norman Rush, The Art of Fiction No. 205".
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Norman Rush was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1933 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.18 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $4,800 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,300 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.25 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.20 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 125.6M | 341 million |
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