gordon lish (usa)

biografie:

geboren 1934. schriftsteller, verleger, lehrer. leiter von zahlreichen “creative writing” kursen. 1973 bis 1980 lecturer und guest fellow an der yale universitiy. adjunct professor an der columbia university und der new york university. 1984 “what I know so far” (short stories). gründer und herausgeber der literaturzeitschrift “the quarterly”.

biography:

born in 1934. in 1959 he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in english and attended a year of graduate study. in 1963 gordon lish became director of linguistic studies. one year later he produced “english grammar”, a text for educators. from 1969 until 1977 fiction editor at “esquire” magazine. in 1987 he founded the literary journal “the quarterly”. in addition to his career in literary publishing, he has conducted writing seminars and served as a lector.

publications (a.o.):

-   english grammar (1964)
-   collected fictions (2010)
-   goings. in thirteen sittings (2014)

analoge klasse:

-  "poetics of fiction", september 1992 (wien)