James AGEE was an American novelist, poet, screenwriter, and journalist. He is best known for his novel 'A Death in the Family', which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1958. AGEE wrote the novel in 1957 and it was published posthumously in 1960. The novel is set in Knoxville, Tennessee and follows the death of a family patriarch and its effects on the family. AGEE's work has been praised for its lyrical prose and its exploration of themes such as grief, loss, and family relationships.