John Dufresne
Encyclopedia
John Dufresne is an American
author of French Canadian descent born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester State College in 1970 and the University of Arkansas in 1984. http://www.bookrags.com/biography/john-dufresne-dlb/ He is a professor in the Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing program of the English Department at Florida International University
. http://w3.fiu.edu/crwriting/Faculty.htm
, Louisiana Power and Light (1994)
was named a New York Times notable books of the year, as was his second novel, Love Warps the Mind a Little (1997).
Dufresne's third novel, Deep in the Shade of Paradise (2002) was a Book Sense Top Ten of the Year selection. It contains some of the same characters as Louisiana Power and Light, although in an interview with writer Max Ruback which appeared in the Winter 2001 issue of the literary magazine, Turnrow Dufresne has said that he does not consider it to be a sequel
. Both of these novels developed from a long short story in his first collection, The Way that Water Enters Stone(1991).
Dufresne published a second short story collection, Johnny Too Bad in 2005. The title story had previously been chosen for compilation in New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2003. In 2003, he also published The Lie That Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction.
Dufresne published a fourth novel, Requiem, Mass. in 2008.
All of the named books were published originally by W. W. Norton
, which has kept them in print, except for the first book of short stories, The Way that Water Enters Stone. Plume, an imprint of Dutton-Signet, a division of Penguin Books
republished that book as a trade paperback in 1997, but it is also out of print. Plume also published still-in-print trade paperback editions of Louisiana Power and Light(1995), Love Warps the Mind A Little (1998) and Deep in the Shade of Paradise (2003).
In 1998, Dufresne collaborated with Carl Hiaasen
, Dave Barry
, Elmore Leonard
and nine other South Florida
writers on Naked Came the Manatee, a detective novel published by Ballantine Books
, a division of Random House
. []
Dufresne's short story "This is the Age of Beautiful Death" appears in Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts.
Summer Film Project. The cinematographer, Jack Anderson, has a long list of Hollywood credits. After being selected for several other festivals, it was featured at Saugatuck, Michigan
's 2006 Waterfront Film Festival.
His play, Trailerville premiered at The Blue Heron Theatre off-off-broadway in 2005.http://www.offoffonline.com/archives.php?id=439
In the Summer of 2007, Grand Valley State University produced another film for which Dufresne is the screenwriter, To Live and Die In Dixie. The cinematographer is Jack Anderson and the film director is Harper Philbin. The film was released in 2008. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065118/http://www.toliveanddieindixie.com/
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author of French Canadian descent born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Worcester State College in 1970 and the University of Arkansas in 1984. http://www.bookrags.com/biography/john-dufresne-dlb/ He is a professor in the Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing program of the English Department at Florida International University
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
. http://w3.fiu.edu/crwriting/Faculty.htm
Books
Dufresne's first novelNovel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, Louisiana Power and Light (1994)
was named a New York Times notable books of the year, as was his second novel, Love Warps the Mind a Little (1997).
Dufresne's third novel, Deep in the Shade of Paradise (2002) was a Book Sense Top Ten of the Year selection. It contains some of the same characters as Louisiana Power and Light, although in an interview with writer Max Ruback which appeared in the Winter 2001 issue of the literary magazine, Turnrow Dufresne has said that he does not consider it to be a sequel
. Both of these novels developed from a long short story in his first collection, The Way that Water Enters Stone(1991).
Dufresne published a second short story collection, Johnny Too Bad in 2005. The title story had previously been chosen for compilation in New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2003. In 2003, he also published The Lie That Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction.
Dufresne published a fourth novel, Requiem, Mass. in 2008.
All of the named books were published originally by W. W. Norton
W. W. Norton
W. W. Norton & Company is an independent American book publishing company based in New York City. It is well known for its "Norton Anthologies", particularly the Norton Anthology of English Literature and the "Norton Critical Editions" series of texts which are frequently assigned in university...
, which has kept them in print, except for the first book of short stories, The Way that Water Enters Stone. Plume, an imprint of Dutton-Signet, a division of Penguin Books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
republished that book as a trade paperback in 1997, but it is also out of print. Plume also published still-in-print trade paperback editions of Louisiana Power and Light(1995), Love Warps the Mind A Little (1998) and Deep in the Shade of Paradise (2003).
In 1998, Dufresne collaborated with Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen is an American journalist, columnist and novelist.- Early years :Born in 1953 and raised in Plantation, Florida, of Norwegian heritage, Hiaasen was the first of four children and the son of a lawyer, Kermit Odel, and teacher, Patricia...
, Dave Barry
Dave Barry
David "Dave" Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.-Biography:Barry was born in Armonk, New York,...
, Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard
Elmore John Leonard Jr. , better known as Elmore Leonard, is an American novelist and screenwriter. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were westerns, but Leonard went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures.Among his...
and nine other South Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
writers on Naked Came the Manatee, a detective novel published by Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books
Ballantine Books is a major book publisher located in the United States, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine with his wife, Betty Ballantine. It was acquired by Random House in 1973, which in turn was acquired by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and remains part of that company today. Ballantine's logo is a...
, a division of Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
. []
Dufresne's short story "This is the Age of Beautiful Death" appears in Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts.
Plays and screenplays
His screenplay, Freezer Jesus, based on another story in his first short story collection, won the 2002 screenwriting contest and was produced that year by the Grand Valley State UniversityGrand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University is a public liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1960, and its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids...
Summer Film Project. The cinematographer, Jack Anderson, has a long list of Hollywood credits. After being selected for several other festivals, it was featured at Saugatuck, Michigan
Saugatuck, Michigan
Saugatuck is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 925 at the 2010 census. The city is within Saugatuck Township, but is administratively autonomous....
's 2006 Waterfront Film Festival.
His play, Trailerville premiered at The Blue Heron Theatre off-off-broadway in 2005.http://www.offoffonline.com/archives.php?id=439
In the Summer of 2007, Grand Valley State University produced another film for which Dufresne is the screenwriter, To Live and Die In Dixie. The cinematographer is Jack Anderson and the film director is Harper Philbin. The film was released in 2008. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1065118/http://www.toliveanddieindixie.com/
External links
- Dufresne's website - includes a blog on literature and politics.
- Trailerville
- To Live and Die in Dixie
- Waterfront Film Festival
- Stranger than Fiction -Author John DuFresne teaches writing and finds his own inspirationin South Florida Flowers, Charles Miami Monthly, (undated, but accessed August 14, 2006).
- Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts
- Biography, Works and an Interview at The Worcester Writers' Project