Leonard Michaels

American author

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Born:: January 2, 1933, New York, New York, U.S.

Died:: May 10, 2003, Berkeley, California (aged 70)

Notable Works:: “Going Places”; “I Would Have Saved Them If I Could”; “Shuffle”; “The Men’s Club”

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Leonard Michaels (born January 2, 1933, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 10, 2003, Berkeley, California) was an American short-story writer, novelist, and essayist known for his compelling urban tales of whimsy and tragedy. Michaels was educated at New York University (B.A., 1953) and at the University of Michigan (M.A., 1956; Ph.D., 1966). He began his writing and teaching career in New York City in the early 1960s, then joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, in the 1970s. Many of the stories in his first two volumes of short fiction—Going Places (1969) and I Would Have Saved ...(100 of 224 words)

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