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David A. Rhodes
Wonewoc, WI Born: 1946 Link to Wikipedia Page Link to Author's Website Listen to Anne Strainchamps' interview with Rhodes on WPR |
Biography:
David A. Rhodes grew up outside Des Moines, Iowa. As a young man, Rhodes worked in fields, hospitals, and factories across Iowa, nurturing his love of reading along the way.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. He published 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), and Jewelweed (Milkweed Editions, 2013).
In 1977, Rhodes suffered a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. Driftless, his first book since his return to publishing, has been heralded as a critical success and the “best work of fiction to come out of the Midwest in many years” (Chicago Tribune).
Rhodes lives with his wife, Edna, in rural Wonewoc, Wisconsin.
(From Wikipedia page and author website)
Works by David A. Rhodes:
David A. Rhodes grew up outside Des Moines, Iowa. As a young man, Rhodes worked in fields, hospitals, and factories across Iowa, nurturing his love of reading along the way.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. He published 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), and Jewelweed (Milkweed Editions, 2013).
In 1977, Rhodes suffered a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. Driftless, his first book since his return to publishing, has been heralded as a critical success and the “best work of fiction to come out of the Midwest in many years” (Chicago Tribune).
Rhodes lives with his wife, Edna, in rural Wonewoc, Wisconsin.
(From Wikipedia page and author website)
Works by David A. Rhodes:
- 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)