Background
Chaon, Dan was born on June 11, 1964 in Omaha. Son of Earl D. and Teresa N. (Tallmage) Chaon.
( Dan Chaon's first collection offers thirteen deft stori...)
Dan Chaon's first collection offers thirteen deft stories detailing the panicked angst of the American generation now approaching thirty. His characters are unnerved by the discrepancy between their youthful expectations and adult reality; they long for understanding and acceptance but are thwarted by failed love, family disruptions, dull work, and sexual confusion. His perfect pitch captures voices that still believe in life, but can't quite manage their lives.
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writer English language educator
Chaon, Dan was born on June 11, 1964 in Omaha. Son of Earl D. and Teresa N. (Tallmage) Chaon.
Bachelor, Northwestern University, 1986; Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1990.
Chaon"s last name is pronounced "Shawn". His first novel was. He was awarded the 2006 Academy Award in Literature from The American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Chaon was adopted and grew up in a village of 20 people outside of Sidney, Nebraska. His father was a construction worker and his mother was a stay-at-home mom.
As a middle schooler, Chaon wrote a fan letter to Ray Bradbury, beginning a correspondence that continued for several years.
Chaon graduated from Northwestern and received his Master of Fine Arts from Syracuse. He lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio and teaches creative writing at Oberlin College, where he has worked with such students as Ishmael Beah, Emma Straub, and Lena Dunham.
(With his critically acclaimed Among the Missing and Fitti...)
( Dan Chaon's first collection offers thirteen deft stori...)
(Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)
(Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)
Married Sheila M. Schwartz, June 4, 1989. Children: Philip, Paul.
