Let's make this birthday one to remember.

74 years old (Born on November 04, 1950)

Happy Birthday, Charles Frazier! May your celebration be as epic and memorable as Inman's journey in "Cold Mountain," but hopefully with fewer hardships and more cake. Your storytelling has transported us through history's winding paths—making Civil War-era adventures feel oddly relatable (minus the frostbite).

From winning the National Book Award to captivating readers again with novels like "Thirteen Moons" and "Nightwoods," you've consistently proven that historical fiction can indeed rock our socks off. Here's wishing you another year filled with literary triumphs, endless inspiration—and perhaps a little less wilderness wandering than your characters endure!

Cheers to many timeless chapters ahead!