John Ehle
John Ehle | |
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| Born | John Marsden Ehle, Jr. December 13, 1925 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2018 (aged 92) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Period | 1957–2018 |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Southern literature, Non-fiction |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Jennifer 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".