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Mark Spragg

b. 1952

American writer

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Born 1952. Mark Spragg is an American writer and screenwriter.

Mark Spragg (born 1952) is an American writer. He is the author of three novels and one book of nonfiction, mostly set in Wyoming, where he grew up.

Biography Mark Spragg grew up on the Crossed Sabers Ranch, a Wyoming dude ranch eight miles east of Yellowstone National Park. He graduated from the University of Wyoming in Laramie in 1974, with a major in English. He worked on an oil rig, shoed horses, and led pack trips to support his writing. and Library Journal, and won the 2000 Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award for Nonfiction

Spragg later published the novels The Fruit of Stone, An Unfinished Life, and Bone Fire. He also co-wrote the screenplay to An Unfinished Life with his wife, Virginia Korus Spragg.

He lives with his wife, Virginia, in Red Lodge, Montana.

Works

Novels

The Fruit of Stone. Riverhead Hardcover, 2002. Highbridge Audiobook, 2003. Riverhead Trade, 2003. Vintage Contemporaries, 2011. Reviewed in the Economist and Publishers Weekly ". According to WorldCat, the book is held in 817 libraries.

An Unfinished Life. Knopf, 2004. Vintage, 2005. . Reviewed in the New York Times by Claire Dederer and USA Today According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1342 libraries.

Bone Fire. Knopf, 2010. Vintage, 2011. Reviewed in Outside Magazine and Library Journal s " According to WorldCat, the book is held in 829 libraries.

Nonfiction Where Rivers Change Direction. University of Utah Hardcover, 1999. Riverhead Paperback, 2000. This books was reviewed in Publishers Weekly " and Library Journal " According to WorldCat, the book is held in 805 libraries

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Born
1952, Wyoming
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Education
University of Wyoming

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mark Spragg?

American writer

When was Mark Spragg born?

Mark Spragg was born in 1952 in Wyoming.

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Mark Spragg is a writer and screenwriter.

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Mark Spragg is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mark Spragg

· Wikidata: Q3849560

· DBpedia: Mark Spragg

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