Visiting Professor of English & Creative Writing
Education
- M.F.A. University of California, Irvine (1970)
- B.A. Michigan State University (1966)
Selected Honors
- Kenyon Prize (2008)
- Cavour Prize, Italy (2007)
- Commandeur, L’Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres, Republic of France (2004)
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2003)
- Berlin Prize, American Academy in Berlin (2003)
- PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story (2003)
- Doctor of Humane Letters (Hon.), The University of Michigan (1998)
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1996)
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (1996)
Selected publications
Books
- The Lay of the Land (2006)
- Vintage Ford (2004)
- A Multitude of Sins (2002)
- Women with Men (1997)
- Independence Day (1995)
- Wildlife (1990)
- Rock Springs: Stories (1987)
- The Sportswriter (1986)
- The Ultimate Good Luck (1981)
- A Piece of My Heart (1976)