Background
Apple was born to a Jewish family in Grand Rapids, Michigan and received his Bachelor of Arts (1963) and Doctor of Philosophy (1970) from The University of Michigan.
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Apple was born to a Jewish family in Grand Rapids, Michigan and received his Bachelor of Arts (1963) and Doctor of Philosophy (1970) from The University of Michigan.
Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1970; postgraduate, Stanford University, 1963-1964.
Apple taught creative writing at Rice University in Houston, Texas for 29 years, where he held the Fox Chair in English. After retiring from Rice University, Apple moved to Philadelphia, where he presently teaches at The University of Pennsylvania. Along with his published novels and short story collections, he has written the screenplays for The Air Up There starring Kevin Bacon and Roommates (based on his 1994 biography Roommates: My Grandfather"s Story).
( This is the first collection to appear in twenty years ...)
(Fictional Novel, Literary Fiction)
(Free Agents, by Apple, Max)
(Book by Apple, Max)
(His first book. Dust jacket art by Seymour Chwast.)
(rare)
Member of Pen (New York City).
Married Debra Berman (divorced 1983). Children: Jessica, Sam. Married Talya Fishman, 1988.