Clark Michael Zlotchew

Background

Clark Michael Zlotchew was born on October 14, 1932 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. He is a son of Harry and Francine Zlotchew.

Education

In 1957 Clark Michael Zlotchew received a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University. In 1967 he obtained a Master of Arts degree from Middlebury College. In 1974 Zlotchew gained a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

Career

From 1962 to 1966 Clark Michel Zlotchew was a high school Spanish teacher in Dumont, New Jersey. From 1966 to 1968 he was an assistant professor of Spanish at Norwich University. From 1970 to 1974 Zlotchew was an instructor in Spanish at the State University of New York College at Geneseo.

From 1975 to 1978 Zlotchew was an assistant professor at the State University of New York College at Fredonia, Fredonia, an associate professor from 1978 to 1982, was appointed a professor of Spanish in 1982, and became the Kasling Memorial Lecturer in 1992.

Clark Michel Zlotchew is the author of several books and a military, action novel under the pseudonym Cliff Garnett.

Achievements

• Clark Michael Zlotchew has over seventeen books published, including translations from Spanish of short stories and poetry by Nobel Laureates, etc. In 2011 his book Once Upon a Decade was a finalist in the Next Generation Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (INDIE) Book Awards in short story category.

Works

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  • Dire Straits

    (As a ruthless extremist launches a fanatical campaign des...)

    2001
  • Seven Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges

    (These wide-ranging conversations have an exceptionally op...)

    1982
  • Libido Into Literature: The "Primera Epoca" of Benito Perez Galdos

    (This book traces Galdos's earliest thinking concerning th...)

    1993
  • Falling Through The Cracks

    ("There are in Ricci's best stories the sensation of man's...)

    1989
  • Alpha Teach Yourself Spanish in 24 Hours

    (The Alpha Teach Yourself series offers an innovative appr...)

    2000
  • Spanish at Your Fingertips

    (Students, businesspeople, and intermediate speakers of Sp...)

    2007
  • Once Upon a Decade

    (A waitress in New Jersey puts a curse on a sailor; his be...)

    2010
  • The Caucasian Menace

    (This novel contains international intrigue, suspense and ...)

    2010
  • Estilo Literario: Analisis Y Creacion 1993
  • Voices of the River Plate: Interviews With Writers of Argentina and Uruguay 1995

Membership

Clark Michael Zlotchew is a member of the Modern Language Association of America, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, American Literary Translation Association, Academia Porteña del Lunfardo, Instituto Literario y Cultural Hispánico, Círculo de Cultura Panamericano, Northeast Modern Language Association, International Association of Torch Clubs.

Interests

• playing the guitar, listening to music, writing fiction

Connections

On December 26, 1965 Clark Michael Zlotchew married Marilyn Kocin. They have three children: Philip, Ethan, David.

Father:

Harry Zlotchew

Mother:

Francine Zlotchew

Spouse:

Marilyn Barbara Kocin

Son:

David Zlotchew

Son:

Philip Zlotchew

Son:

Ethan Zlotchew

References

• Contemporary Authors
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