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  1. Porter, Katherine Anne Porternoun

    United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

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    Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) was an American author and journalist, best known for her short stories and novel, "Ship of Fools". She won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for her collection of stories, "The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter". Her work often addressed themes of justice, betrayal, and the human capacity for love and suffering. She was also a teacher and political activist, whose writing often reflected social, religious, and political issues of her time.

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  1. Katherine Anne Porter

    Katherine Anne Porter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist. Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in America that year, but her short stories received much more critical acclaim. She is known for her penetrating insight; her work deals with dark themes such as betrayal, death and the origin of human evil. In 1990, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 2905 was placed in Brown County, Texas to honor the life and career of Porter.

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    The numerical value of Katherine Anne Porter in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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    The numerical value of Katherine Anne Porter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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