François André Camoin (June 20, 1939 – March 18, 2019),[1] was a French-American academic and short story writer.

François Camoin
Born
François André Camoin

June 20, 1939
Nice, France
DiedMarch 18, 2019 (aged 79)
Children3
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Arizona (BA, MA)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineCreative writing
Sub-disciplinePoetry
InstitutionsSlippery Rock State College
Denison University
University of Utah

Early life and education

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Born in Nice, France, Camoin moved to the Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1951. He earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Arizona and a PhD from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1967.[2]

Career

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Camoin began his career as a professor at Slippery Rock State College and Denison University. He taught at the University of Utah from 1978 until 2011, when he retired due to illness.[3][4] His students included authors Chuck Rosenthal and Rob Roberge.[5] His work was featured in Mid-American Review,[6] The Missouri Review,[7] the Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry,[8] and Quarterly West.[9]

Personal life

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Camoin lived in Salt Lake City with his wife, and sons.[10]

Awards

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Works

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  • April, May, and So On. What Books Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9823542-4-7.
  • Like Love But Not Exactly. University of Missouri Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0-8262-0845-3.
  • Deadly Virtues. Arrowood Books. 1988. ISBN 978-0-934847-06-3.
  • Why Men Are Afraid of Women. University of Georgia Press. January 1985. ISBN 978-0-8203-0722-0.
  • Why Men Are Afraid of Women (Flannery O'Connor Award For Short Fiction). University of Georgia Press. March 2013. ISBN 978-0820344621. (Reprint)
  • The End of the World Is Los Angeles. University of Missouri Press. April 1982. ISBN 978-0-8262-0365-6.
  • Benbow and Paradise. Dutton. 1975. ISBN 978-0-525-06315-5.
  • The Revenge Convention in Webster, Middleton and Tourneur. Institut für Englische Sprache und Literatur, Universität Salzburg. 1972.

Anthologies

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References

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  1. ^ "François André Camoin". Deseret News. August 18, 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "A "Teacher who Writes" | Continuum". continuum.utah.edu. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  3. ^ "Francois Camoin :: English". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  4. ^ "A "Teacher who Writes"". Continuum. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  5. ^ "Writers Break: Interview with Author Robert Roberge". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  6. ^ "Mid-American Review". Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  7. ^ The Missouri Review. Department of English of University of Missouri--Columbia. 1981-01-01.
  8. ^ Nimrod. University of Tulsa. 1982-01-01.
  9. ^ Quarterly West. University of Utah. 1982-01-01.
  10. ^ peppermint bark/
  11. ^ http://www.uaf.org/mayor%27s-artist-awards/past-recipients
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2009-10-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)