Donald Ray Pollock

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Donald Ray Pollock is an American writer known for his dark, gritty Southern Gothic fiction, including the novel "The Devil All the Time."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American writer
human
novelist
short story writer
writer
activeIn 21st century
adaptationOfWork The Devil All the Time
surface form: The Devil All the Time (2020 film)
basedOn The Devil All the Time
basedOnExperience life in Knockemstiff, Ohio
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1954-12-23
educatedIn Ohio University
familyName Pollock
formerOccupation factory worker
laborer
genre Gothic fiction
Southern Gothic
dark fiction
givenName Donald
influencedBy Flannery O'Connor
Harry Crews
William Faulkner
languageOfWorkOrName English
literaryMovement contemporary American fiction
name Donald Ray Pollock self-link
narratorOf The Devil All the Time
surface form: The Devil All the Time (2020 film)
nationality American
notableFor dark, violent themes
depictions of poverty and desperation
notableWork Knockemstiff
The Devil All the Time
The Heavenly Table
occupation novelist
short story writer
writer
placeOfBirth Knockemstiff, Ohio
residence Ohio
settingOfWork Midwestern United States
surface form: American Midwest

rural Ohio
stateOfBirth Ohio
work Knockemstiff
The Devil All the Time
The Heavenly Table
writingStyle dark
gritty
realist

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The Devil All the Time basedOnAuthor Donald Ray Pollock
The Devil All the Time narratedBy Donald Ray Pollock
Donald Ray Pollock name Donald Ray Pollock self-link