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Colleen Nye, novelist, biographer and cookbook author (Born in Lansing, resides in the Detroit area) Joyce Carol Oates, novelist, winner of National Book Award (born in Lockport, New York, lived in metro Detroit and Windsor, Ontario) Steven Piziks, Sci-Fi author (born in Saginaw, Michigan) Alice Randall, author (born in Detroit)
Pages in category "Metro Detroit" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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Metro Detroit is a major metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Michigan, consisting of the city of Detroit and over 200 municipalities in the surrounding area. [2] There are varied definitions of the area, including the official statistical areas designated by the Office of Management and Budget, a federal agency of the United States.
The role of Detroit, Michigan, and in literature has been significantly discussed, including in academic works. [1] [2] [3] The city and its suburbs, is the setting for a number of novels and short story collections, [4] including: Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Voyage au bout de la nuit, 1932 (Journey to the End of the Night, 1934)
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...