H. E. Francis
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H E(dward) Francis (born 1924 in Rhode Island) was a scholar, professor and writer.
at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
. He has travelled three times as a Fulbright
professor to Argentina
. An author in his own right, he has published five collections of stories, some of which have been anthologized in the O. Henry
, Best American, and Pushcart Prize
volumes.
Francis studied at the University of Wisconsin and earned a Masters Degree from Brown University
The University of Alabama at Huntsville has named its national short fiction prize
in his honor.
Biography
H. E. Francis was Professor Emeritus of EnglishEnglish studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Alabama in Huntsville
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a state-supported, public, coeducational research university, located in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees, and is organized in five...
. He has travelled three times as a Fulbright
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
professor to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. An author in his own right, he has published five collections of stories, some of which have been anthologized in the O. Henry
O. Henry
O. Henry was the pen name of the American writer William Sydney Porter . O. Henry's short stories are well known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings.-Early life:...
, Best American, and Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
volumes.
Francis studied at the University of Wisconsin and earned a Masters Degree from Brown University
The University of Alabama at Huntsville has named its national short fiction prize
H. E. Francis Award
The H. E. Francis Award is a literary prize presented in short fiction by the University of Alabama in Huntsville in conjunction with the Ruth Hindman Foundation. It is named after novelist and short story writer H. E. Francis. Previous winners include M. M. De Voe, Roberta K. Carter and Kate Small....
in his honor.
Books
- The Itinerary of Beggars. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 1973.
- Naming Things: Stories. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1980.
- A Disturbance of Gulls and Other Stories. New York: G. Braziller, 1983.
- The Sudden Trees and Other Stories. Savannah, GA: Frederic C. Beil, 1999.
- Goya, Are You With Me Now?. Savannah, GA: Frederic C. Beil, 1999.
- The Invisible Country. Savannah, GA: Frederic C. Beil, 2003.
- I'll Never Leave You: Stories. Kansas City, MO: BkMk Press, 2004.
Short Nonfiction
- Animal WorldAnimal WorldAnimal World is a collection of short stories written by Antonio di Benedetto, with hallucinatory animal transformations by the internationally acknowledged Argentine master.- Summary :...
, by Antonio di BenedettoAntonio di BenedettoAntonio di Benedetto , was an Argentine journalist and writer.-Publishing Career:...
. Translated from SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
by H. E. Francis, with an Afterword by Jorge García-Gómez. Grand Terrace, CA: Xenos BooksXenos BooksXenos Books is a publishing company in Riverside, California that was founded in 1985 by Karl Kvitko and Verona Weiss. The company is known for publishing bilingual books, and modern American and foreign writers in translation.- Poetry :...
. (Cover art by Peter Zokosky.)