Background
Lauri Arvid Anderson was born on October 27, 1942, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, United States, to Arvid Samuel, a butcher, and Ruby Emma Littlefield Anderson.
Orono, Maine 04469, USA
In 1965, Lauri Arvid Anderson received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maine.
220 Trowbridge Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Anderson received a Master of Arts from Michigan State University in 1969.
3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, USA
Anderson received a Master of Arts from the University of the Pacific in 1971.
(A man traces parallels between his life and times and tho...)
A man traces parallels between his life and times and those of Ernest Hemingway through a series of vignettes on the life of the legendary author.
https://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Hemingways-Trout-Lauri-Anderson/dp/0689121032/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(The Finns of Michigan's UP are profiled by Lauri Anderson...)
The Finns of Michigan's UP are profiled by Lauri Anderson, who describes their comic aspects and tragic moments. Featured is Heikki, eighty years old, fond of beer, fishing, and potatoes, suspicious of barbeque grills and loathing of his smartass nephew from Lansing.
https://www.amazon.com/Heikki-Heikkinen-Lauri-Anderson/dp/0878390979/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(As in Heikki Heikkinen, Lauri Anderson regales his reader...)
As in Heikki Heikkinen, Lauri Anderson regales his readers with more stories of "Yoopers."
https://www.amazon.com/Children-Kalevala-Contemporary-American-Timeless/dp/0878391193/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Mosquito Conversations: More Stories from the Upper Penin...)
Mosquito Conversations: More Stories from the Upper Peninsula, arguably Lauri Anderson's best work to date, is a loosely connected group of stories based on the lives and loves of his quaint and quirky characters.
https://www.amazon.com/Mosquito-Conversations-Stories-Upper-Peninsula/dp/0878393366/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(After writing seven books of short fiction, a novel, and ...)
After writing seven books of short fiction, a novel, and a book of poetry, all with Finnish themes and characters, Lauri Anderson has finally written his memoir. In it, he tells stories of growing up in rural Maine, life in the Peace Corps in Nigeria, Truk Lagoon, and Turkey, and teaching at Finlandia University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. With his typical humor and common-sense approach to life, Lauri expertly weaves together the stories that have brought him thus far.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0878396640/?tag=2022091-20
2013
Lauri Arvid Anderson was born on October 27, 1942, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, United States, to Arvid Samuel, a butcher, and Ruby Emma Littlefield Anderson.
In 1965, Lauri Arvid Anderson received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maine, then, he received a Master of Arts from Michigan State University in 1969, and a Master of Arts from the University of the Pacific in 1971.
Lauri Arvid Anderson served in the Peace Corps in Nigeria and has taught at a college there, a high school in Vermont, a missionary school in Truk, at the American Collegiate Institute in Izmir, Turkey, and Finlandia University in Hancock, Michigan.
Throughout his career, he has served as director, coordinator, chair and dean of multiple programs and departments. He has written and received many grants to support his academic and creative work.
(Mosquito Conversations: More Stories from the Upper Penin...)
2009(After writing seven books of short fiction, a novel, and ...)
2013(A man traces parallels between his life and times and tho...)
1990(The Finns of Michigan's UP are profiled by Lauri Anderson...)
1995(As in Heikki Heikkinen, Lauri Anderson regales his reader...)
1997(More short stories from Lauri Anderson of the Finns of th...)
2005Lauri Arvid Anderson was a member of the Modern Language Association of America, American Council of Foreign Language Teachers, Hemingway Society, Midwest Modern Language Association, Council of Michigan Foundations and Community College Humanities Association.
Anderson was married twice. On July 30, 1966, he married Michele Eileen Gilbert, but they divorced in January 1987. On November 26, 1988, Anderson married Beverly Elizabeth Smith. She died in 2001.
Anderson has three children Eric, Charlotte and Lucy.