Tracy Daugherty
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Tracy Daugherty is an American
author
. His is currently Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at Oregon State University
. He has previously held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation
and the National Endowment for the Arts
.
Daugherty is best known for Hiding Man, his biography of his former teacher, short story author and novelist Donald Barthelme
. He is also a contributor to The New Yorker
, McSweeney's
, and The Georgia Review
. Other volumes include What Falls Away (1996), which won the Oregon Book Award, and The Boy Orator.
His first novel, Desire Provoked (1987) was acclaimed as "impressive" and "exquisitely accurate" by novelist Ron Loewinsohn
in The New York Times.
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Author
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. His is currently Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
. He has previously held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
and the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
.
Daugherty is best known for Hiding Man, his biography of his former teacher, short story author and novelist Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme
Donald Barthelme was an American author known for his playful, postmodernist style of short fiction. Barthelme also worked as a newspaper reporter for the Houston Post, managing editor of Location magazine, director of the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston , co-founder of Fiction Donald...
. He is also a contributor to The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, McSweeney's
McSweeney's
McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers.Apart from its book list, McSweeney's is responsible for four regular publications: the quarterly literary journal,...
, and The Georgia Review
The Georgia Review
The Georgia Review is an award-winning, nationally respected literary journal founded in 1947 that includes poetry, art, fiction, essays and reviews. It won the National Magazine Award for Fiction in 1986 and the National Magazine Award for Essay in 2007...
. Other volumes include What Falls Away (1996), which won the Oregon Book Award, and The Boy Orator.
His first novel, Desire Provoked (1987) was acclaimed as "impressive" and "exquisitely accurate" by novelist Ron Loewinsohn
Ron Loewinsohn
Ron Loewinsohn is an American poet and novelist.Trout Fishing in America is dedicated to Loewinsohn and poet Jack Spicer.- Works :* Watermelons, New York: Totem Press, 1959...
in The New York Times.