David Rhodes (author)
David Rhodes (born in 1946) is an American novelist. He has published five novels. The most recent, Jewelweed, was published in 2013.
Biography[]
Rhodes grew up outside Des Moines, Iowa. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marlboro College in 1969 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from The Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1971.[1] He published The Last Fair Deal Going Down (Atlantic Little Brown, 1972), The Easter House (Harper & Row, 1974), Rock Island Line (Harper & Row, 1975), Driftless (Milkweed Editions, 2008), and Jewelweed (Milkweed Editions, 2013).
In 1977, Rhodes suffered a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.[2] Driftless was his first book since his return to publishing.
Rhodes lives with his wife, Edna, in rural Wonewoc, Wisconsin.
Works[]
- The Last Fair Deal Going Down (Atlantic Little Brown, 1972)
- The Easter House (Harper & Row, 1974)
- Rock Island Line (Harper & Row, 1975)
- Driftless (Milkweed Editions, 2008); a novel set in the Driftless Area, in the fictional town of Words, Wisconsin
- Jewelweed (Milkweed Editions, 2013)
References[]
- ^ Driftless dustjacket (Milkweed Editions, 2008)
- ^ Rutherford, Ethan (2008-10-03). "Where future and past collide". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
External links[]
- Poets & Writers article
- Radio interview on NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook
- Sharma-Jensen, Geeta. "Wisconsin writer David Rhodes publishes 'Driftless'", Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), 20 October 2008.
- "Driftless by David Rhodes", California Literary Review, John Holt, November 11, 2008
- 1946 births
- Living people
- People from Wonewoc, Wisconsin
- Writers from Wisconsin
- Marlboro College alumni
- American male writers