Alan Cheuse

Alan Cheuse
Alan Cheuse in 2007
Alan Cheuse in 2007
BornAlan Stuart Cheuse
(1940-01-23)January 23, 1940
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 2015(2015-07-31) (aged 75)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • columnist
  • short story writer
  • essayist
  • professor
  • radio commentator
NationalityAmerican
EducationRutgers University (PhD)

Alan Stuart Cheuse (January 23, 1940 – July 31, 2015) was an American writer, editor, professor of literature, and radio commentator. A longtime NPR book commentator, he was also the author of five novels, five collections of short stories and novellas, a memoir and a collection of travel essays. In addition, Cheuse was a regular contributor to All Things Considered. His short fiction appeared in respected publications like The New Yorker, Ploughshares, The Antioch Review, Prairie Schooner, among other places. He taught in the Writing Program at George Mason University and the Community of Writers.[1]

  1. ^ Hegnauer, Lila. "Alan Cheuse (1940–2015)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities. Retrieved 9 June 2020.