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J. F. Powers

J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (died 1999)

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Born
July 8, 1917
Died
June 12, 1999
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1917

About J. F. Powers

James Farl Powers was an American novelist and short story writer who often drew his inspiration from developments in the Catholic Church, and was known for his studies of Catholic priests in the Midwest. Although not a priest himself, he is known for having captured a "clerical idiom" in postwar North America. His first novel, Morte d'Urban, won the 1963 National Book Award for Fiction. His first novel was Morte d'Urban (1962), which won the 1963 National Book Award for Fiction.

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J. F. Powers timeline

  1. His first novel was Morte d'Urban (1962), which won the 1963 National Book Award for Fiction.
  2. His first novel, Morte d'Urban, won the 1963 National Book Award for Fiction.

The world when J. F. Powers was born

J. F. Powers was born in 1917. 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.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in J. F. Powers's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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