Matt Briggs
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About
An American novelist of the early Twenty-First Century, he is best known for The Remains of River Names and Shoot the Buffalo. Both works take place in the Pacific Northwest.
Before Fame
He joined the U.S. Army Reserve and took part in the Gulf War.
Trivia
His novel, Shoot the Buffalo, won a 2006 American Book Award and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.
Family Life
He was born in Seattle, and he grew up in Washington's Snoqualmie Valley. His parents grew and sold marijuana.
Associated With
He and Minoru Yamasaki were both born in Seattle, Washington.
