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Naomi Wallace

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American playwright

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Naomi Wallace is an American playwright, poet, screenwriter, and writer. Born in 1960 in Prospect, she resides in the Yorkshire Dales and Kentucky. Wallace has received the MacArthur Fellows Program award, the Obie Award, and the Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes. She is recognized in the Macarthur Fellows collection.

She was educated at the University of Iowa and Hampshire College. Wallace speaks and writes in English. Her notable works include *Return of Benjamin Lay*, *In the Heart of America and Other Plays*, *In the Heart of America*, *Slaughter City*, and *Lawn dogs* (1997). She has three children.

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Works
37

Top works

  • Return of Benjamin Lay
  • In the Heart of America and Other Plays
  • In the Heart of America
  • Slaughter City
  • Lawn dogs (1997)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Naomi
Family name
Wallace
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Prospect
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Naomi Wallace portrait.png
Number of children
3
Residence
Kentucky
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date of birth
1960-08-17
Commons category
Naomi Wallace
writing language
English language
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