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George Rabasa
BornGeorge Anthony Rabasa
(1941-12-29) December 29, 1941 (age 82)
Biddeford, Maine, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • author

George Anthony Rabasa[1] (/rəˈbɑːsə/; 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

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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

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Novels

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  • The Wonder Singer (Unbridled Books, 2008)
  • The Cleansing (The Permanent Press, 2006)[9]
  • Floating Kingdom (Coffee House Press, 1997)[10]

Short stories

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  • Glass Houses (Coffee House Press, 1996).

Anthologies

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  • “Family Lines”, A Ghost at Heart's Edge, North Atlantic Books, 1999.
  • “Jimmy Pearl's Blue Oyster”, 26 Minnesota Writers, Nodin Press, 1995.

Journals

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  • “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

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  • 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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  1. ^ "Culver grads". Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2009 Minnesota Writers Career Initiative Program" (PDF). The Loft Literary Center. Retrieved March 13, 2010. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "Author Profile: George Rabasa". bookreporter.com. The Book Report. June 26, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b c "George Rabasa's borders". MPR News. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "George Rabasa's website". Archived from the original on 2019-09-13. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "THE CLEANSING". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  10. ^ "FLOATING KINGDOM". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  11. ^ "Past issues". American Literary Review. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  12. ^ "Hayden's Ferry Review -- Issue 35". Arizona State University. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  13. ^ [1]North Dakota Quarterly Archived December 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Rabasa, George (Spring 2001). """". South Carolina Review. 33 (2). Clemson, South Carolina: Clemson University.
  15. ^ Rabasa, George (August 1, 2009). "A Recipe for Illusion: Memory, Imagination, Research". Glimmer Train Stories. Glimmer Train Press. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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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