Tommy Orange
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Tommy Orange (born January 19, 1982) is an American novelist and writer from Oakland, California. His first book, There There (2018), was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize[1] and received the 2019 American Book Award.[2]
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Born | (1982-01-19) January 19, 1982 (age 42) Oakland, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Education | Institute of American Indian Arts (BS, MFA) |
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Orange is a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He earned a master's degree in fine arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts. He was born and raised in the Dimond District[3] Oakland, California, and resides in Oakland, California, with his wife, Kateri, and his son, Felix.[4]