Max Apple (born October 22, 1941) is an American

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writer,

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, and

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Biography

Apple was born to a

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family in

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, and received his B.A. (1963) and Ph.D (1970) from the

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. Apple taught creative writing at

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, for 29 years, where he held the Fox Chair in English. After retiring from Rice University, Apple moved to Philadelphia, where he teaches at

.An Interview with Writer Max Apple
" ''The Daily Pennsylvanian'', Spring 2002 (accessed 4-27-12) Along with his published novels and short story collections, he wrote the screenplays for ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Roommates'' (based on his 1994 biography ''Roommates: My Grandfather's Story'').

Bibliography

* ''The Oranging of America and Other Stories'' (1976) * ''Zip: A Novel of the Left and the Right'' (1978) * ''Free Agents'' (1984) * ''The Propheteers'' (1987) * ''Roommates: My Grandfather's Story'' (1994) * ''I Love Gootie: My Grandmother's Story'' (1998) * ''The Jew of Home Depot and Other Stories'' (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007) Here
at the

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An Interview with Writer Max Apple
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