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Christopher Towne Leland (October 17, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American novelist. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Leland was born October 17, 1951, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ^[1] He grew up in Tulsa; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Huntington Beach, California. ^[2] He attended Pomona College, graduating in 1973. He then attended the University of California, San Diego, receiving his doctorate in 1982. ^[1]

Career

Leland taught at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, starting in 1990. ^{[2] [1]}

Death and legacy

Leland died on July 23, 2012, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ^[3]

Works

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• Mean Time. Random House. 1982. OCLC  610600787. ^{[4] [5]}
• The Last Happy Men: The Generation of 1922, Fiction, and the Argentine Reality. NY. 1986. ISBN  0-8156-2376-3. OCLC  461922232.
• Mrs. Randall. Houghton Mifflin. 1987. ISBN  0-395-42729-0. OCLC  637416600.
• The Book of Marvels. New York: Scribner. 1989. ISBN  0-684-19135-0. OCLC  19777634.
• The Professor of Aesthetics (First ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Zoland Books. 1994. ISBN  978-0-944072-37-0. ^[6]
• Letting Loose (First ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Zoland Books. 1996. ISBN  978-0-944072-69-1. ^[7]
• The Art of Compelling Fiction: How to Write a Page-Turner. Cincinnati, Ohio: Story Press. 1998. ISBN  1-884910-30-0. OCLC  37890549.
• The Creative Writer's Style Guide: Rules and Advice for Writing Fiction and Creative Nonfiction. Writers Digest Books. 2002. ISBN  1-884910-55-6. OCLC  49991455.

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