R. A. Lafferty
R. A. Lafferty | |
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Lafferty in 1984 | |
| Born | Raphael Aloysius Lafferty November 7, 1914 Neola, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 2002 (aged 87) Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story author |
| Genre | Science fiction, Fantasy |
| Notable works | Past Master, Fourth Mansions, Nine Hundred Grandmothers, The Devil Is Dead, Okla Hannali |
Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (November 7, 1914 – March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction writer best known for his imaginative and eccentric short stories and novels from the 1960s and 1970s.