Robert Halsall Abel (May 27, 1941, in Painesville, Ohio – April 14, 2017, in Hadley, Massachusetts) was an American short story writer, and novelist.[2]
Robert H. Abel | |
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| Born | May 27, 1941 Painesville, Ohio |
| Died | April 14, 2017 (aged 75)[1] Hadley, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Short story person, novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts |
| Notable awards | |
Career edit
Abel graduated from College of Wooster cum laude in 1964 with a B.A., Kansas State University with a M.A. in 1967, and the University of Massachusetts, with an MFA in 1974.[3][4] In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.[5]
His work appeared in Colorado Review, Dim Sum, Glimmer Train, Manoa, The Massachusetts Review, Mind's Eye, and Writers' Forum. He was a member of the Authors Guild.
He died at his home in Hadley, Massachusetts, on April 14, 2017.[1]
Awards edit
- 1991 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction[6]
- 1978 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
Works edit
- "An Incident in Hohhot". Mind Sprocket. October 9, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
- Riding a Tiger: a novel. Hong Kong: Asia 2000. 1998. ISBN 978-962-7160-50-2. (reprint: Soho Press October 2002)
- Ghost Traps. University of Georgia Press. 1991. ISBN 978-0-8203-1252-1.
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- Full-tilt Boogie: stories. Lynx House Press. 1989. ISBN 978-0-89924-064-0.
- The Progress of a Fire. Simon and Schuster. 1985. ISBN 978-0-671-50931-6.
- Freedom Dues: or, A Gentleman's Progress in the New World. Dial Press. 1978. ISBN 978-0-8037-2575-1. (reprint 1980)
- Skin and Bones. University of Colorado Press. 1978.
Criticism edit
- "The Feng Shui Detective Goes South by Nury Vittachi". Asian Review of Books. May 8, 2002. Archived from the original on July 2, 2002.
References edit
- ^ a b "Robert H. Abel Jr. (1941 - 2017)". Daily Hampshire Gazette. April 18, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Abel, Robert Halsall". Ohio Centre for the Book @ Cleveland Public Library. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011.
- ^ "Robert H. Abel". Arabesque. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ Contemporary Authors Online. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7876-3995-2.
- ^ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" January 30, 1968 New York Post
- ^ Cahill, Patricia (March 20, 2013). "Author Robert Abel has art show at Cooley Dickinson gallery". MassLive. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
External links edit
- "ROBERT H. ABEL personal website". Archived from the original on November 5, 2005.