Benjamin Hoff
Benjamin Hoff (born 1946) is an American author. He is best known as the author of
Personal life
Hoff grew up in the Portland, Oregon neighborhood of
Hoff has also studied architecture, music, fine arts, graphic design and Asian Culture. His studies in Asian Culture included reaching the certificate level in the
In 2006, Hoff published an essay on his website titled "Farewell to Authorship",[3] in which he denounced the publishing industry and announced his resignation from book-writing. This is the only website he has officially endorsed or been involved with. As of August 2010 the website[1] displayed a series of letters sent between Hoff and staffers from the Oregon Historical Society, where Hoff criticizes the OHS-produced Oregon Experience: Opal Whiteley, saying that many of the facts were ignored or untrue. Hoff wrote the 1986 book The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow, a biography about Opal Whiteley which also includes her diary.
Books
Benjamin Hoff has written five books: "The Way to Life" (1981), "The House on the Point" (2002), "The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow" (1986), The Tao of Pooh (1982), and The Te of Piglet (1992). The Tao of Pooh and its successor, "The Te of Piglet" are Hoff's best known books. They discuss Taoist beliefs and writings through Winnie-the-Pooh. "The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow" is a biography of Opal Whiteley, another American author from Oregon.
Awards and commendations
Hoff was awarded the
Bibliography
- 1981 The Way to Life (Weatherhill)
- 1982 The Tao of Pooh (Dutton)
- 1986 The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow (Houghton Mifflin)
- 1993 The Te of Piglet (Dutton)
- 2002 The House on the Point (Minotaur Books)
- 2021 The Eternal Tao Te Ching (Harry N. Abrams)
References
- ^ "utsrocks.com". utsrocks.com. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ "Benjamin Hoff". Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- Source: Contemporary Authors Online, Thomson Gale, 2004.