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Katherine Dunn (1) [1945–2016]

This page covers the author of Geek Love.

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Katherine Dunn was born in Garden City, Kansas on October 24, 1945. She was educated at Portland State University and Reed College. Her first novel, Attic, was published in 1970. Her other novels included Truck and Geek Love, which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1989. She also worked as a boxing reporter, a columnist, and a poet. Her non-fiction book, School of Hard Knocks: The Struggle for Survival in America's Toughest Boxing Gyms, received the Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Award in 2004. She died from complications of lung cancer on May 11, 2016 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Geek Love… (more)
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American Gothic Tales (Contributor) 434 copies, 5 reviews
The Pilo Family Circus (Introduction) 367 copies, 25 reviews
The Ultimate Frankenstein (Contributor) 165 copies, 4 reviews
Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature (Contributor) 104 copies, 4 reviews
Step Right Up: Stories of Carnivals, Sideshows, and the Circus (Contributor) 51 copies
Nightmare Carnival (Introduction) 42 copies, 1 review
Noise: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth (Contributor) 37 copies, 1 review
The Touch (Introduction) 29 copies
Desire Burn: Women's Stories from the Dark Side of Passion (Contributor) 24 copies
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Dunn, Katherine Karen
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Date of birth
1945-10-24
Date of death
2016-05-11
Burial location
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
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Birthplace
Garden City, Kansas, USA
Place of death
Portland, Oregon, USA
Cause of death
lung cancer
Places of residence
Tigard, Oregon, USA
Portland, Oregon, USA
Education
Reed College
Occupations
bartender
house painter
restaurant server
writing teacher
voice actor
Relationships
Agents
Organizations
Lewis & Clark College
cyberboxingzone.com
Awards and honors
Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Award (2004)
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