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[|Michael Cunningham Biography] About Michael Cunningham: Michael Cunningham was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in La Cañada, California. He received his B.A. in English literature from Stanford University and his M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Iowa.

In 1999 he received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award for his novel The Hours(FSG). A film adaptation of The Hours was directed by Stephen Daldry, and featured Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, and Meryl Streep.

His work has appeared in numerous publications, including //The New Yorker//, //The Atlantic Monthly//, and //The Paris Review//. "White Angel," a short story, was chosen for //The Best American Short Stories//, 1989, and another story, "Mister Brother," appeared in the 2000 O. Henry Collection.

Michael Cunningham is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award (1995), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1993), a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1988), and a Michener Fellowship from the University of Iowa (1982).

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