Collected Fictions
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Authors: Gordon Lish
GORDON LISH
, born in 1934 in Hewlett, New York, is the author of numerous works of fiction, which together with his activities as a teacher and editor have placed him at the forefront of the American literary scene. Fiction editor at
Esquire
magazine from 1969 to 1976, in 1977 he became an editor at Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, where he worked until 1995. Among the writers he is credited with championing are Harold Brodkey, Raymond Carver, Don DeLillo, Barry Hannah, Amy Hempel, David Leavitt, Gary Lutz, Cynthia Ozick, Christine Schutt, and Lily Tuck. From 1987 to 1995, Lish was the publisher and editor of
The Quarterly
, a literary journal that showcased the work of contemporary writers. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship (1984), and in the same year won the O. Henry Award for his story “For Jeromé—with Love and Kisses,” a parody of J. D. Salinger’s story, “For Esmé—with Love and Squalor.” Among his seven novels are
Dear Mr. Capote
(1983) and
Peru
(1986). The present volume is comprised of stories from the collections
What I Know So Far
(1984),
Mourner at the Door
(1988),
Self-Imitation of Myself
(1997), and
Krupp’s Lulu
(2000). He lives in New York City.
ALSO BY GORDON LISH
Dear Mr. Capote
What I Know So Far
Peru
Mourner at the Door
Extravaganza
My Romance
Zimzum
Selected Stories
Epigraph
Self-Imitation of Myself
Arcade
Krupp’s Lulu
Gordon Lish
Collected Fictions
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