John sanford author biography john

So, if the date of this bio is not recent, you may wish to do an internet search for a more current source, such as the author's website or social media presence. If you are the author or publisher and would like us to update this biography, send the complete text and we will replace the old with the new. At the time, the poet Carl Sandburg lauded the book, and poet William Carlos Williams said it's "the most important book of fiction published here in the last 20 years.

He published half of his works after he was He created a gallery of small portraits that dramatized his stories, making them more accessible and colorful. The Color of the Air: Scenes From the Life of an American Jewthe first volume of his five-volume autobiography, covered — After Roberts died inSanford devoted his writing to exploring their more than year marriage.

In spite of vision troubles, he was writing one month before his death at According to Tim Rutten, His books are a stunning fusion of formal experimentation and supple, lyric prose.

John sanford author biography john

There is nothing like them anywhere in American letters. Though he sometimes was compared to the young John Dos Passos, Sanford's work was so original that it confounded critics and their categories -- probably to his professional detriment. He also contributed to a book about Martin Berkeleythe informer who gave more than names including the Sanfords to the inquiry committee in Jack Mearns was appointed literary executor.

He received a B. Camp worked for the Miami Herald from to In he moved to Minneapolis and started working for the Saint Paul Pioneer Press as a features reporter before becoming a daily columnist at the newspaper in Inhe moved to Saint PaulMinnesota and started writing for The Saint Paul Pioneer Press as a general assignment reporter ; in he became a daily columnist.

That year, he was a Pulitzer finalist for a series of stories on Native American culture. He worked part-time at the Pioneer Press in [9] and left the following year.