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American novelist
George Rabasa
Born George Anthony Rabasa (1941-12-29 ) December 29, 1941 (age 82)
Biddeford, Maine , U.S. Occupation Nationality American
George Anthony Rabasa
[1] (; born December 29, 1941) is an American writer and
author of four novels and a short story collection. Rabasa has received such honors as The Loft Career Initiative Grant,
[2] The Writer's Voice Capricorn Award,
[3] and two
Minnesota Book Awards .
[4]
[5]
Background
Rabasa was born December 29, 1941, in
Biddeford, Maine , to
Catalan refugees.
[6]
[7] He was raised in
Mexico City .
[8]
[7]
He currently lives in the state of
Minnesota .
[7]
[8]
Partial bibliography
Novels
The Wonder Singer (Unbridled Books, 2008)
The Cleansing (The Permanent Press, 2006)
[9]
Floating Kingdom (Coffee House Press, 1997)
[10]
Short stories
Glass Houses (Coffee House Press, 1996).
Anthologies
“Family Lines”, A Ghost at Heart's Edge , North Atlantic Books, 1999.
“Jimmy Pearl's Blue Oyster”, 26 Minnesota Writers , Nodin Press, 1995.
Journals
“Yolanda by Day”, American Literary Review, 2003.
[11]
“Fallen Coconuts and Dead Fish”, Green Hills, 2003.
“Ask Señor Totol”, Hayden’s Ferry Review, 2002–2003.
[12]
“Hay Soos Saves”, North Dakota Quarterly, 2002.
[13]
“For the Solitary Soul”, South Carolina Review, 2001.
[14]
“Three Incidents in the Early Life of El Perro”,
Atlanta Review , 2001.
“The Beautiful Wife”, Glimmer Train Stories , 1995.
[15]
Awards
The Loft Literary Center Career Initiative Grant, 2008
[2]
A BookSense Notable Book Selection, The Cleansing, 2006
[16]
Minnesota State Arts Board, Artist Fellowship, 2001
[17]
Minnesota Book Award for Novel, Floating Kingdom, 1998
[5]
Minnesota Book Award for Short Fiction, Glass Houses, 1997
[4]
The Writers Voice Capricorn Award, Excellence in Fiction, 1992
[3]
References
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"Culver grads" .
Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
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"2009 Minnesota Writers Career Initiative Program" (PDF) . The Loft Literary Center. Retrieved March 13, 2010 . [
dead link ]
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"Author Profile: George Rabasa" . bookreporter.com . The Book Report. June 26, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2010 .
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"Past Finalists and Winners - 1997" . Minnesota Book Awards . The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Archived from
the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved March 13, 2010 .
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"Past Finalists and Winners - 1998" . Minnesota Book Awards . The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Archived from
the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved March 13, 2010 .
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"Catalan Tomato Bread (Pa Amb Tomàquet)" . The Book Club CookBook . 20 March 2015.
Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
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"George Rabasa's borders" .
MPR News .
Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
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"George Rabasa's website" .
Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved May 8, 2020 .
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"THE CLEANSING" . Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-12-12 .
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"FLOATING KINGDOM" . Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-12-12 .
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"Past issues" . American Literary Review . Archived from
the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010 .
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"Hayden's Ferry Review -- Issue 35" . Arizona State University . Archived from
the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved March 13, 2010 .
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[1] North Dakota Quarterly
Archived December 13, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
^ Rabasa, George (Spring 2001). """". South Carolina Review . 33 (2). Clemson, South Carolina: Clemson University.
^ Rabasa, George (August 1, 2009).
"A Recipe for Illusion: Memory, Imagination, Research" . Glimmer Train Stories . Glimmer Train Press. Retrieved March 13, 2010 .
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"Bookselling This Week: The August Book Sense Picks & Notables Preview" . news.bookweb.org . American Booksellers Association. July 2006. Archived from
the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2010 .
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"17 Minnesota Artists Awarded $136,000 in Poetry and Prose Fellowships" . Minnesota State Arts Board. Archived from
the original on January 16, 2003. Retrieved March 13, 2010 .
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