Stanley Elkin

Stanley Elkin
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Stanley Elkin (1930–1995) was an award-winning author of novels, short stories, and essays. Born in the Bronx, Elkin received his BA and PhD from the University of Illinois and in 1960 became a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis where he taught until his death. His critically acclaimed works include the National Book Critics Circle Award–winners George Mills (1982) and Mrs. Ted Bliss (1995), as well as the National Book Award finalists The Dick Gibson Show (1972), Searches and Seizures (1974), and The MacGuffin (1991). His book of novellas, Van Gogh’s Room at Arles, was a finalist for the PEN Faulkner Award.

Books By Stanley Elkin (13 Books)

The Dick Gibson Show
Van Gogh's Room at Arles
Mrs. Ted Bliss
George Mills
Searches & Seizures
The Living End
The Magic Kingdom
The Rabbi of Lud

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The Franchiser
The MacGuffin
Criers & Kibitzers, Kibitzers & Criers
Boswell
A Bad Man

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