Charles Dickinson is an American writer known for his literary novels, which often mix realism with absurdity. His

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...

, '' Waltz in Marathon'', was published in 1983. He has since written several other novels and a collection of short stories.

Early life and education

Born in

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

, Dickinson later attended the

University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical ...

Critical response

Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...

'' called him "a splendid writer who has yet to reach the audience he deserves". ''

Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus. The magazine's publisher, Kirkus Media, is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction, no ...

'' described his novel ''Crows'' as "uneven yet generously talented".

Bibliography

Novels

* '' Waltz in Marathon'' (Knopf, 1983) * ''Crows'' (Knopf, 1985) * ''

The Widows' Adventures ''The Widows' Adventure'' is a 1989 fiction novel written by Charles Dickinson, centered on two widowed sisters who embark on an unlikely trip from Chicago to Los Angeles, setting off a comic family odyssey of revelation and ...

'' (Morrow, 1989) * ''Rumor Has It'' (Morrow, 1991) * ''A Shortcut in Time'' (Forge, 2003) * ''A Family in Time'' (self-published e-book, 2012)

Story collections

* ''With or Without and Other Stories'' (Knopf, 1987)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickinson, Charles 1951 births Writers from Chicago Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists Place of birth missing (living people) American male novelists American male essayists American male short story writers 20th-century American short story writers 21st-century American short story writers 20th-century American essayists 21st-century American essayists Novelists from Illinois Writers from Detroit 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Michigan