Christopher T. Leland

Christopher Towne Leland (October 17, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American novelist.

Christopher T. Leland
Born	Christopher Towne Leland (1951-10-17)October 17, 1951 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	July 23, 2012(2012-07-23) (aged 60) Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Pomona College University of California, San Diego

Early life and education

Leland was born October 17, 1951, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He grew up in Tulsa; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Huntington Beach, California. He attended Pomona College, graduating in 1973. He then attended the University of California, San Diego, receiving his doctorate in 1982.

Career

Leland taught at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, starting in 1990.

Death and legacy

Leland died on July 23, 2012, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Works

• Mean Time. Random House. 1982. OCLC 610600787.
• The Last Happy Men: The Generation of 1922, Fiction, and the Argentine Reality. NY. 1986. ISBN 0-8156-2376-3. OCLC 461922232.
• Mrs. Randall. Houghton Mifflin. 1987. ISBN 0-395-42729-0. OCLC 637416600.
• The Book of Marvels. New York: Scribner. 1989. ISBN 0-684-19135-0. OCLC 19777634.
• The Professor of Aesthetics (First ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Zoland Books. 1994. ISBN 978-0-944072-37-0.
• Letting Loose (First ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Zoland Books. 1996. ISBN 978-0-944072-69-1.
• The Art of Compelling Fiction: How to Write a Page-Turner. Cincinnati, Ohio: Story Press. 1998. ISBN 1-884910-30-0. OCLC 37890549.
• The Creative Writer's Style Guide: Rules and Advice for Writing Fiction and Creative Nonfiction. Writers Digest Books. 2002. ISBN 1-884910-55-6. OCLC 49991455.