M. Allen Cunningham
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1978 –
Who is M. Allen Cunningham?
Mark Allen Cunningham is an American author based in Portland, Oregon. His first novel, The Green Age of Asher Witherow, is the story of a young boy growing up in a California coal mining town in the 19th century. The Green Age of Asher Witherow was selected as a number one Book Sense pick in 2004, and was shortlisted for the Booksense Book of the Year Award in 2005. It was published in German translation by Atrium Verlag.
In 2007, Cunningham published Lost Son, a novel based on the life of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Cunningham's newest book, The Prosperous Peasant, is a series of parables set in 16th century Japan.
Cunningham's short stories have appeared in national literary magazines, including The Kenyon Review, The Alaska Quarterly Review, and Glimmer Train. In 2007 he received an artist fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission. His work has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize.
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