Authors and Illustrators Database

Charles M. Baxter

Born: 05/13/1947  Minneapolis, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Parents: John T. and Mary B. Baxter
Spouse: Martha Ann Hauser
Children: Daniel
Address(es):
Permanent:
Room207 Lind Hall 0613A
207 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.charlesbaxter.com/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 612-625-3744

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
There's Something I Want You to Do : Stories
- Bravery -- Loyalty -- Chastity -- Charity -- Forbearance -- Lust -- Sloth -- Avarice -- Gluttony -- Vanity -- Coda. 		Fiction, Short Stories Adult New York : Pantheon Books 2015
First Light : A Novel
- Charles Baxter takes us backward through the lives of Hugh and Dorsey Welch, a brother and sister born and raised in a small Michigan town. We meet them as adults. 		Fiction, Michigan Adult New York : Vintage Books 2012
Gryphon : new and selected stories Short Stories Adult New York : Pantheon Books 2011
The Soul Thief
- A graduate student's complicated relationships lead to a disturbing case of identity theft, which ultimately leads the man to wonder if he really is who he thinks he is. 		Fiction, Poetry Adult New York : Pantheon Books 2008
The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot
- Winner of the 2008 Minnesota Book Award for General Non-Fiction 		Non Fiction Adult Saint Paul, Minn. : Graywolf Press 2007
Saul and Patsy
- Michigan Notable Book 2004 		Fiction, Poetry Adult New York : Pantheon Books 2003
The Feast of Love
- Nominated for the National Book Award and film version came out in 2007 starring Morgan Freeman, Fred Ward, and Greg Kinnear. 		Fiction, Michigan, Poetry Adult New York : Pantheon Books 2000
Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction
- American fiction -- History and criticism 		Non Fiction Adult Saint Paul, MN : Graywolf Press 1997
Believers : a Novella and stories
- A collection of eight stories 		Fiction, Short Stories Adult New York : Pantheon Books 1997
Shadow play : a novel
- published as a Norton paperback in 2001. 		Fiction, Michigan, Poetry Adult New York : W.W. Norton 1993
Imaginary Paintings and Other Poems Poetry Adult Latham, NY : Paris Review Editions 1990
A Relative Stranger: Stories Short Stories Adult New York : W.W. Norton 1990
Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems From the Third Coast
- Included in Anthology 		Poetry Adult Detroit, MI: Wayne State University 1988
First Light Fiction, Michigan Adult New York : Viking/Penguin Books 1987
Through the Safety Net: Stories Michigan, Short Stories Adult New York : Viking/Penguin Books 1985
Harmony of the World: Stories
- Winner of the Associated Writing Programs Award. 		Short Stories Adult University of Missouri Press 1984
The South Dakota Guidebook Poetry Adult [New York] New Rivers Press; [distributed by Serendipity Books, Berkeley, Calif.] 1974
Cameleon
- Drawings by Mary E. Miner. 		Poetry Adult New York, New Rivers Press 1970
What is the aim or goal of your writing: .

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Poet

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of Illinois Urbana, IL 1958

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Edelstein-Keller Professor in Creative Writing; Department of English University of Minnesota Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 2003
Professor of English
- directed the Creative Writing MFA program. 		University of Michigan Ann Arbor 1989-1999
Professor of English Wayne State University Detroit 1974-1988
Teacher Pinconning High School Pinconning 1973-1974

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