Michael Pritchett is an American

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best known for his novel ''The Melancholy Fate of Capt. Lewis''.Seattle Times Review
/ref> Pritchett teaches at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He is a graduate of the

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and holds a

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in creative writing from

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. He won a

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in 2000. His fiction has been anthologized in well-known journals, including ''

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'', ''Natural Bridge'' and ''

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''.

Published works

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