What is Carol Shields?
'''Carol Ann Shields''' (June 2, 1935 – July 16, 2003) was an [[Americans|American]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] author. She was best known for her 1993 novel ''The Stone Diaries''. The book won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction]]. She wrote many other books and short stories. She worked at the [[University of Manitoba]]. Shields was born in [[Oak Park, Illinois]]. She died of [[breast cancer]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] at 68.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lehmann-Haupt|first=Christopher|date=2003-07-18|title=Carol Shields Dies at 68; Wrote 'The Stone Diaries'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/18/arts/carol-shields-dies-at-68-wrote-the-stone-diaries.html|access-date=2024-02-17|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shields, Carol}} [[Category:Writers from Illinois]] [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2003 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian writers]] [[Category:Pulitzer Prize winners]] {{us-bio-stub}} {{authority control}}