Shirley Ann Grau
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Brief Biography
Shirley Ann Grau was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but spent part of her childhood in Montgomery, Alabama. She pursued higher education and earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Tulane University before beginning to publish her stories in 1951. Grau's literary accomplishments include publishing her first collection of stories, The Black Prince, in 1955, and her first novel, The Hard Blue Sky, in 1958. Notably, she received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1965 for her novel The Keepers of the House, set in rural Alabama. Grau has been recognized for her literary contributions with honorary doctorates as well as a 2018 induction into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. She died of stroke complications in 2020.
Publications
The Black Prince and Other Stories. New York; Knopf, 1955.
The Hard Blue Sky. New York; Knopf, 1958.
The House on Coliseum Street. New York; Knopf, 1961.
The Keepers of the House. New York; Knopf, 1964.
The Condor Passes. New York; Knopf, 1971.
The Wind Shifting West. New York; Knopf, 1973.
Evidence of Love. New York; Random House, 1977.
Nine Women. New York; Knopf, 1985.
Roadwalkers. New York; Knopf, 1994.
Selected Stories. Baton Rouge, La.; Louisiana State University Press, 2006.
The Hard Blue Sky. New York; Knopf, 1958.
The House on Coliseum Street. New York; Knopf, 1961.
The Keepers of the House. New York; Knopf, 1964.
The Condor Passes. New York; Knopf, 1971.
The Wind Shifting West. New York; Knopf, 1973.
Evidence of Love. New York; Random House, 1977.
Nine Women. New York; Knopf, 1985.
Roadwalkers. New York; Knopf, 1994.
Selected Stories. Baton Rouge, La.; Louisiana State University Press, 2006.
Themes
Shirley Ann Grau wrote short stories and novels that were typically set in the South. Themes in her work include the cultural diversity of the South and racism.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Grau, Shirley Ann, “Shirley Ann Grau,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/590.