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Robert Coover

American novelist, short story writer, and professor at Brown University. He is generally considered a writer of fabulation and metafiction.

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American novelist (1932–2024)

Born 1932
Died 2024

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  • Cover of: Whatever happened to Gloomy Gus of the Chicago Bears?
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    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1969 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Not Normal, Illinois: Peculiar Fictions from the Flyover

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  • Cover of: Stepmother (Coover, Robert)
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    First published in 2004 — 1 edition
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American novelist (1932–2024)

Born 1932
Died 2024

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, general, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, short stories (single author), American fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general, Motion pictures, Short stories, Cults, Fiction, erotica, general, Adaptations, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, City and town life, Fairy tales, Fairy tales, adaptations, Fiction, crime, Fiction, erotica, Fiction, historical, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, satire, Pennsylvania, fiction, United states, fiction, Accountants, Actors

Places

Pennsylvania, United States, Venice (Italy)

People

Aesop, Ethel Rosenberg (1915-1953), Ethel Rosenberg (1916-1953), Huckleberry Finn (Fictitious character), Julius Rosenberg (1918-1953), Pinocchio, Tom Sawyer (Fictitious character)

Time

20th century

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Alternative names

  • Robert COOVER
  • Robert Lowell Coover

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December 30, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris Add death date and full name from Wikipedia
December 30, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
October 12, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
October 11, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import