Larry Brown (writer)
William Larry Brown (July 9, 1951 – November 24, 2004) was an American novelist, non-fiction and short story writer. He won numerous awards, including the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award for fiction, the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award, and Mississippi's Governor's Award For Excellence in the Arts. He was also the first two-time winner of the Southern Book Award for Fiction.
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| Born | William Larry Brown July 9, 1951 Oxford, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 2004 (aged 53) Tula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 1984–2004 |
| Genre | novel, short story, essay |
| Subject | Southern literature |
| Literary movement | Grit Lit |
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His notable works include Dirty Work, Joe, Father and Son, and Big Bad Love. The last of these was adapted for a 2001 film of the same name, starring Debra Winger and Arliss Howard. In 2013 a film adaptation of Joe was released, featuring Nicolas Cage.
Independent filmmaker Gary Hawkins, who wrote the screenplay for Joe, has directed an award-winning documentary of Brown's life and work in The Rough South of Larry Brown (2002).