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James Lafayette Dickey
(born Feb. 2, 1923, Atlanta, Ga., U.S. — died Jan. 19, 1997, Columbia, S.C.) U.S. poet, novelist, and critic. Dickey served as a pilot in World War II. His poetry — published in such volumes as Into the Stone (1960), Drowning with Others (1962), Helmets (1964), Buckdancer's Choice (1965), and The Zodiac (1976) — combines themes of nature mysticism, religion, and history. He became widely known with his powerful novel Deliverance (1970; film, 1972).

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