Alan Cheuse (1940–2015)
Autore di Song of Slaves in the Desert
Sull'Autore
Alan Cheuse was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on January 23, 1940. He graduated from Rutgers University and returned to receive a doctorate in 1974 after traveling abroad. He taught creative writing and literature at George Mason University from 1987 until his death. He also led fiction workshops mostra altro at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers in California. During his lifetime, he published 12 books and delivered thousands of commentaries on NPR. His books included The Bohemians: John Reed and His Friends Who Shook the World, The Light Possessed, To Catch Lightning, and Prayers for the Living. He spent more than 25 years with NPR, contributing book reviews, profiles, and commentary to All Things Considered. Beginning in 1981, he reviewed an estimated 1,600 books and provided annual recommendations of summer and Christmas reading, as well as commentary on notable writers. He was known for championing the work of younger writers and independent publishers. He died from injuries sustained in a car accident on July 31, 2015 at the age of 75. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Photo credit: Josh Cheuse
Opere di Alan Cheuse
Opere correlate
Writers on Writing, 2: More Collected Essays from the New York Times (2003) — Collaboratore — 186 copie
Rediscoveries II: Important Writers Select Their Favorite Works of Neglected Fiction (1988) — Collaboratore — 30 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Cheuse, Alan Stuart
- Data di nascita
- 1940-01-23
- Data di morte
- 2015-07-31
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
- Luogo di morte
- San Jose, California, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Washington, D.C., USA
Santa Cruz, California, USA - Istruzione
- Rutgers University (PhD - Comparative Literature)
- Attività lavorative
- university professor
writer
book reviewer
Utenti
Recensioni
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Judaism (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 23
- Opere correlate
- 7
- Utenti
- 527
- Popolarità
- #47,213
- Voto
- 3.5
- Recensioni
- 21
- ISBN
- 48