Daniel Stern (writer)
Daniel Stern | |
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Born | January 18, 1928 |
Died | January 24, 2007 | (aged 79)
Occupation | Writer |
Daniel Stern (January 18, 1928 – January 24, 2007) was an American novelist, and professor of English in the University of Houston creative writing program.
Biography
Daniel Stern was raised on the Lower East Side and the Bronx in New York City.
Stern was talented and adept in many areas. Before starting his career as a writer, Stern was an accomplished cellist and promising composer. After graduating from
As a young writer, Stern and
Although his novels and short stories are admired for their lyricism and experimentation, he only momentarily penetrated the mainstream with the novels Who Shall Live, Who Shall Die and The Suicide Academy (the first novel of the Wolf Walker trilogy). Publishers Weekly described him as "a writer's writer",[4] and as such he remains something of a cult figure. Anaïs Nin devoted an essay to The Suicide Academy in her collection In Favor of the Sensitive Man.
He collected awards for his writing throughout his career, including the International Prix du Souvenir from the
Stern taught at Wesleyan, Pace, New York, and Harvard University. He taught in the creative writing program at the University of Houston from 1992 to 2006, where he was Cullen Distinguished Professor of English. He died of complications from heart surgery on January 24, 2007.[5]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Girl With the Glass Heart (1953)
- The Guests of Fame (1958)
- Miss America (1960)
- Who Shall Live, Who Shall Die (1963) Foreword by Elie Wiesel (1994)
- After the War (1965)
- The Suicide Academy (1968) Introduction by Anaïs Nin (1968)
- The Rose Rabbi (1971)
- Final Cut (1975)
- An Urban Affair (1980)
Collected short fiction
- Twice Told Tales (1989) Introduction by Sir Frank Kermode(1994)
- Twice Upon a Time (1992)
- One Day's Perfect Weather (1999)
- In the Country of the Young (2001)
- A Little Street Music (2004)
Uncollected short fiction
- The Oven Bird by Robert Frost: A Story (1995)
- Grievances and Griefs by Robert Frost: A Story (1995)
- The Advancer (2006)
Plays
- The Television Waiting Room. Read at Playwrights Horizons, New York, NY. 1984.
Archives
References
- ^ a b Martin, Douglas (January 26, 2007). "Daniel Stern, Short Story Writer, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Hanrahan, Allan C. (January 20, 2002). "Seamless Cultural References that Entertain and Educate". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Sanders, Ronald (May 28, 1989). "The Lessons of the Masters". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "One Day's Perfect Weather: More Twice Told Tales". Publishers Weekly. August 30, 1999. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ Lanham, Fritz (January 24, 2007). "Fiction Writer was a Cullen Distinguished Professor at UH". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2013.