Tarkington

American

[tahr-king-tuhn] / ˈtɑr kɪŋ tən /

noun

(Newton) Booth, 1869–1946, U.S. novelist and playwright.

Tarkington British

/ ˈtɑːkɪŋtən /

noun

( Newton ) Booth . 1869–1946, US novelist. His works include the historical romance Monsieur Beaucaire (1900), tales of the Middle West, such as The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) and Alice Adams (1921), and the series featuring the character Penrod

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Before him, only Booth Tarkington, William Faulkner and John Updike had won the Pulitzer for fiction twice.

From BBC ● May 4, 2020

Both are based on the Penrod stories of Booth Tarkington, and set during and after the First World War.

From The New Yorker ● May 14, 2019

Tarkington said his church is considering what it means to maintain that open-door policy while having security protocols.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2017

Manning, who came into Sunday’s 27-23 victory over Baltimore with just five touchdowns this season, is some way behind No6, Fran Tarkington, who has 342.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2016

In time, it seems highly probable that the reading public will extend as glad a welcome to a play by Mr. Galsworthy or by Mr. Booth Tarkington as to one of their novels.

From A Book About the Theater by Brander Matthews

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