Sam Savage (1940–2019)
Author of Firmin
About the Author
Sam Savage was born in Camden, South Carolina on November 9, 1940. He received a PhD in philosophy from Yale University. His first novel, Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife, was published when he was 65 years old. His other novels included The Cry of the Sloth, Glass, The Way of the Dog, show more It Will End with Us, and An Orphanage of Dreams. He died after a long battle with a respiratory illness on January 17, 2019 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical name
- Savage, Sam
- Legal name
- Savage, Samuel Phillips
- Birthdate
- 1940-11-09
- Date of death
- 2019-01-17
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Camden, South Carolina, USA
- Place of death
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Places of residence
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
France - Education
- Yale University (BA|1968|Ph.D|1979 - Philosophy)
- Occupations
- novelist
poet
bicycle mechanic
letterpress printer
carpenter
commercial fisherman - Relationships
- Manheim, Ralph (father-in-law)
Manheim, Nora (wife) - Organizations
- Yale University (instructor)
- Short biography
- Sam Savage werd geboren in Zuid-Carolina en woont nu in Madison, Wisconsin. Hij behaalde zijn doctoraat in de filosofie, maar werkte ook als timmerman, visser, typograaf en fietsenmaker. Dit is zijn eerste roman.
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- Works
- 12
- Members
- 2,224
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.4
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- ISBNs
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