David Guterson

David Guterson (born May 4, 1956 in Seattle) is an American author and magazine journalist, formerly a high school English teacher. He is the brother of author Mary Guterson.

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May 4 - 1956 - Seattle - Mary Guterson

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He is best known as the author of the novel Snow Falling on Cedars, which won many awards, including the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award. It was adapted for a motion picture starring Ethan Hawke.

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Snow Falling on Cedars - 1995 - PEN/Faulkner Award - Ethan Hawke

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Guterson also wrote ', a thoughtful discussion of why he and his wife teach their children at home and out in the world rather than sending them to school.

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His 2003 novel, Our Lady of the Forest is about a fictional Marian apparition witnessed by a teenage girl in Washington.

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2003 novel - Our Lady of the Forest - Marian apparition

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B.R. Myers attacked Guterson in "A Reader's Manifesto."

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B.R. Myers - A Reader's Manifesto

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