Frederick Exley (1929–1992)
Autor de Desventuras de un fanático del deporte
Sobre El Autor
Frederick Exley was born in Watertown, New York, on March 28, 1929. He grew up in the shadow of his father, a star athlete in the small town. The fame of the father would later haunt the son's writings. Exley received a B.A. from the University of Southern California in 1953. Exley drew heavily on mostrar más his own life experiences of alcoholism, two broken marriages, a number of sexual encounters, a suicide attempt, and three stays in mental hospitals. The first piece of his trilogy, A Fan's Notes: A Fictional Memoir, was published in 1968 and won the William Faulkner Award. His other works included Pages from a Cold Island and Last Notes from Home. He died of a stroke on June 17, 1992 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras de Frederick Exley
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1929-03-28
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1992-06-17
- Lugar de sepultura
- Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, New York, USA
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Watertown, New York, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Alexandria Bay, New York, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- stroke
- Educación
- Hobart College
University of Southern California (AB | 1953 | English) - Ocupaciones
- writer
editor
public relations - Organizaciones
- New York Central Railroad
Rock Island Railroad - Premios y honores
- William Faulkner Award
Editorial Award
Rosenthal Award
Miembros
Reseñas
Listas
Five star books (1)
1960s (1)
Premios
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- Valoración
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- ISBNs
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- Idiomas
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- Favorito
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