Fran Ross

Fran Ross

Infobox Writer
name = Fran Ross


caption = Fran Ross
occupation = novelist, comedy writer, journalist
genre = African American literature, satire
notableworks = "Oreo"
influences = Richard Pryor, James Joyce

Fran Ross is an African American author best known for her novel "Oreo". She briefly wrote comedy for Richard Pryor.


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