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NAME: James Alan McPherson
OCCUPATION: Scholar, Author
BIRTH DATE: September 16, 1943 (Age: 69)
EDUCATION: Morgan State University, Morris Brown College, Harvard University Law School, University of Iowa
PLACE OF BIRTH: Savannah, Georgia
ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo

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James Alan McPherson is an award-winning African-American short-story writer who focuses his character-driven works on racial tension, isolation and love.

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James Alan McPherson is an award-winning African-American short-story writer. His works balance hope and bitterness, racial tension and interracial relationships. He is a master of character-driven fiction. McPherson is a permanent faculty member of the Iowa Writer's Workshop and he is a recipient numerous writing awards and honors.

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