David Allan Cates
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David Allan Cates is a novelist and director of Missoula Medical Aid. He is the author of the novels Hunger in America, a New York Times Notable Book, and X Out of Wonderland, a farce about the global economy modeled on Voltaire
's Candide
, and most recently Freeman Walker
, a novel about a mulatto ex-slave journeying from a Southern Plantation, to a London prep school, to the Civil War battlefields and finally the American gold camps. Cates was born in Madison, Wisconsin
in 1956 and has a journalism degree and a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Montana. He has worked as a professional basketball player in Central America, a fishing guide, and a high school writing teacher.
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
's Candide
Candide
Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best ; Candide: or, The Optimist ; and Candide: or, Optimism...
, and most recently Freeman Walker
Freeman Walker
Freeman Walker was a United States Senator from Georgia. Born in Charles City, Virginia, he attended the common schools and, in 1797, moved to Augusta, Georgia. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1803, commencing practice in Augusta...
, a novel about a mulatto ex-slave journeying from a Southern Plantation, to a London prep school, to the Civil War battlefields and finally the American gold camps. Cates was born in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
in 1956 and has a journalism degree and a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Montana. He has worked as a professional basketball player in Central America, a fishing guide, and a high school writing teacher.