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Robert H. Abel

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Robert H. Abel
Born(1941-05-27)May 27, 1941
Painesville, Ohio
DiedApril 14, 2017(2017-04-14) (aged 75)[1]
Hadley, Massachusetts
OccupationShort story person, novelist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts
Notable awards

Robert Halsall Abel (May 27, 1941, in Painesville, Ohio – April 14, 2017, in Hadley, Massachusetts) was an American short story writer, and novelist.[2]

Career

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Abel graduated from College of Wooster cum laude in 1964 with a B.A., Kansas State University with a M.A. in 1967, and the University of Massachusetts, with an MFA in 1974.[3][4] In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.[5]

His work appeared in Colorado Review, Dim Sum, Glimmer Train, Manoa, The Massachusetts Review, Mind's Eye, and Writers' Forum. He was a member of the Authors Guild.

Personal life

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He died at his home in Hadley, Massachusetts, on April 14, 2017.[1]

Awards

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Works

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  • "An Incident in Hohhot". Mind Sprocket. October 9, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
  • Riding a Tiger: a novel. Hong Kong: Asia 2000. 1998. ISBN 978-962-7160-50-2. (reprint: Soho Press October 2002)
  • Ghost Traps. University of Georgia Press. 1991. ISBN 978-0-8203-1252-1. Robert H Abel Robert H Abel.
  • Full-tilt Boogie: stories. Lynx House Press. 1989. ISBN 978-0-89924-064-0.
  • The Progress of a Fire. Simon and Schuster. 1985. ISBN 978-0-671-50931-6.
  • Freedom Dues: or, A Gentleman's Progress in the New World. Dial Press. 1978. ISBN 978-0-8037-2575-1. (reprint 1980)
  • Skin and Bones. University of Colorado Press. 1978.

Criticism

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Robert H. Abel Jr. (1941 - 2017)". Daily Hampshire Gazette. April 18, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Abel, Robert Halsall". Ohio Centre for the Book @ Cleveland Public Library. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Robert H. Abel". Arabesque. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Contemporary Authors Online. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7876-3995-2.
  5. ^ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" January 30, 1968 New York Post
  6. ^ Cahill, Patricia (March 20, 2013). "Author Robert Abel has art show at Cooley Dickinson gallery". MassLive. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
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