Education
He grew up in Vermont, got his Bachelor of Arts from Boston College, his Master of Arts from the University of Vermont, and his Doctor of Philosophy from Duke University.
He grew up in Vermont, got his Bachelor of Arts from Boston College, his Master of Arts from the University of Vermont, and his Doctor of Philosophy from Duke University.
He has been a regular book reviewer for the New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post Book World, the Nation, the Barnes and Noble Review, and the Daily Beast. He taught for two years at Norwich College before joining the faculty at the University of Cincinnati in 1970. In 1979, LeClair secured the first interview with Don Delillo, in Athens.
LeClair taught at the University of Athens in 1981-1982, and since then regularly spent his summers and sabbaticals in Greece.
LeClair has also written several novels, Well-Founded Fear, Passing On, Passing Office, Passing Through, The Liquidators, and Lincoln"s Billy.