Christopher T. Leland

Christopher T. Leland
Born	Christopher Towne Leland (1951-10-17)October 17, 1951 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	July 23, 2012(2012-07-23) (aged 60) Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Alma mater	Pomona College University of California, San Diego

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

• 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.
• Love/Imperfect.^[8] Wayne State University Press. 2011. ISBN 9780814334959. OCLC 834622731.

References

1. "Leland, Christopher T. 1951–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
2. Short, Brian (July 15, 2011). "A kind of intimacy, a kind of edge: An interview with Christopher T. Leland". Michigan Radio. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
3. Anstett, Patricia (August 7, 2012). "Christopher Leland: WSU professor taught a love of life as well as literature". Detroit Free Press. pp. A5. Retrieved July 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Cheuse, Alan (January 16, 1983). "Revenge and Fraud". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
5. Thompson, Caroline (November 28, 1982). "Homecoming for a convicted murderer". Los Angeles Times. p. 199. Retrieved July 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fiction Book Review: Professor of Aesthetics by Christopher T. Leland". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
7. "Fiction Book Review: Letting Loose by Christopher T. Leland". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
8. "A kind of intimacy, a kind of edge: An interview with Christopher T. Leland". Michigan Public. July 15, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2024.