9 / http :// www . bs os . um d . edu / g v pt / wal ters / ▁ ▁External ▁Link s ▁ ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁social ▁scient ists ▁Category : American ▁social ▁scient ists ▁Category : American ▁political ▁scient ists ▁Category : American ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁Category : American ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Maryland ▁College ▁of ▁Be havior al ▁and ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁people ▁Category : F isk ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 0 ▁death s ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁Maryland ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Kansas ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Maryland ▁Category : American ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁International ▁Service ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Eli ▁Gott lie b ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁author . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁novel , ▁The ▁Boy ▁Who ▁W ent ▁A way , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁St . ▁Martin ' s ▁Press , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁deb uted ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁and ▁earned ▁Gott lie b ▁the ▁Rome ▁Prize ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁McK itter ick ▁Prize ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Society ▁of ▁Auth ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁background ▁ ▁Gott lie b ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁C ed ar ▁Gro ve , ▁New