John Ehle

John Ehle
BornJohn Marsden Ehle, Jr.
(1925-12-13)December 13, 1925
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 2018(2018-03-24) (aged 92)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Period1957–2018
GenreHistorical fiction, Southern literature, Non-fiction
Spouse
(m. 1967)
ChildrenJennifer Ehle

John Marsden Ehle Jr. (December 13, 1925 – March 24, 2018) was an American novelist known best for his fiction set in the Appalachian Mountains of the American South. He has been described as "the father of Appalachian literature".