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Jim Harrison

James Harrison was born in Grayling, Michigan, the son of a county agricultural agent. He was blinded in one eye in childhood. His father and sister died in a car accident when he was 21. He attended Michigan State University and received a B.A. in 1960 and an M.A in 1964 in Comparative Literature. After working as an assistant professor of English at State University of New York, Stony Brook, he became a full-time writer.

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American poet, novelist, and essayist (1937–2016)

Born 11 December 1937
Died 26 March 2016

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  • Cover of: Selected & new poems, 1961-1981
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    First published in 1982 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Wolf: a false memoir
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    First published in 1971 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Summer He Didn't Die (Library Edition)

    First published in 2005 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Just before dark: collected nonfiction
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    First published in 1991 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Faux soleil

    First published in 1988 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Jim Harrison: Wolf/Readings

    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Russell Chatham

    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Entre chien et loup

    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Country Stores

    First published in 1993 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: La femme aux lucioles
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    First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: La Route du retour
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    First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Raw and the Cooked: Adventures of a Roving Gourmand
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    Cover of edition rawcookedadventu0000harr First published in 2001 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Sorcier

    First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Un bon jour pour mourir

    First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Braided Creek: a conversation in poetry
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    First published in 2003 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Dalva : a novel
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    First published in 1989 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The theory & practice of rivers: poems

    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Returning to earth
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    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: True north: a novel
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    Cover of edition truenorth00harr First published in 2004 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The ancient minstrel: novellas
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    Cover of edition ancientminstreln0000harr_n4o2 First published in 2016 — 2 editions
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American poet, novelist, and essayist (1937–2016)

Born 11 December 1937
Died 26 March 2016

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, general, Michigan, fiction, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, short stories (single author), Social life and customs, Large type books, American poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Families, Family, Fiction, psychological, Man-woman relationships, Romans, nouvelles, American Authors, Authors, biography, Biography, Brothers, Cults, Fiction, sagas, Indians, Life change events, Manners and customs, Men, Middle-aged men

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Michigan, United States, Upper Peninsula (Mich.), Nebraska, Montana, Upper Peninsula, Amérique, Key West, Supérieure, Péninsule (Mich.), West (U.S.)

People

Jim Harrison (1937-2016), Jim Harrison (1937-), Jim Harrison (1936-), Russell Chatham

Time

20th century, 20e siècle, 21e siècle

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
September 5, 2017 Edited by jim9000 -added death date
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 29, 2016 Edited by Tom Morris Edited without comment.
April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import