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Шаблон:Short description David Rhodes (1946 – 2022) was an American novelist. He published six novels; the most recent, Painting Beyond Walls, was published in 2022.

Biography

Rhodes grew up outside Des Moines, Iowa. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marlboro College in 1969 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from The Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1971.[1]

In 1977, Rhodes suffered a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.[2] Driftless was his first book since his return to publishing. In 1983, John Gardner had noted Rhodes favorably in On Becoming a Novelist which had helped lead, years later, to Rhodes' publishing his final three novels with Milkweed.[3]

Rhodes lived with his wife, Edna, in rural Wonewoc, Wisconsin. He died on November 10, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa.[4]

Works

  • The Last Fair Deal Going Down (Atlantic Little Brown, 1972)
  • The Easter House (Harper & Row, 1974)
  • Rock Island Line (Harper & Row, 1975)
  • Driftless (Milkweed Editions, 2008); a novel set in the Driftless Area, in the fictional town of Words, Wisconsin
  • Jewelweed (Milkweed Editions, 2013)
  • Painting Beyond Walls (Milkweed Editions, 2022)

References

  1. Driftless dustjacket (Milkweed Editions, 2008)
  2. Шаблон:Cite web
  3. Higgins, Jim, "Paralyzing motorcycle accident couldn't stop 'Driftless' author from writing quality books", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 22, 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  4. Шаблон:Cite web

External links

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