| Robert H. Abel | |
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| Born | (1941-05-27)May 27, 1941 Painesville, Ohio |
| Died | April 14, 2017(2017-04-14) (aged 75) Hadley, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Short story person, novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts |
| Notable awards | National Endowment for the Arts 1978 |
Robert Halsall Abel (May 27, 1941, in Painesville, Ohio – April 14, 2017, in Hadley, Massachusetts) was an American short story writer, and novelist.
Career
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. In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.
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.
Personal life
He died at his home in Hadley, Massachusetts, on April 14, 2017.
Awards
- 1991 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
- 1978 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship
Works
- "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
- "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
- ^ "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
- "ROBERT H. ABEL personal website". Archived from the original on November 5, 2005.
- 1941 births
- 2017 deaths
- People from Painesville, Ohio
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American male writers
- American tax resisters
- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
- College of Wooster alumni
- Kansas State University alumni
- American male novelists
- American male short story writers
- 20th-century American short story writers
- People from Hadley, Massachusetts