The Keepers of the House
First edition | |
| Author | Shirley Ann Grau |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 309 |
The Keepers of the House is a 1964 novel by Shirley Ann Grau set in rural Alabama. It covers seven generations of the Howland family that lived in the same house and developed a community around themselves. Through these characters, the novel examines the long-established white families of the Deep South of the United States, their responses to changing social values and norms, and the hypocrisy of racism. In 1965, The Keepers of the House was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.