Ron Hansen | |
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Born | Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | December 8, 1947
Occupation | Novelist |
Education | Creighton University Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA) Santa Clara University (MA) |
Genre | Fiction |
Ron Hansen (born December 8, 1947) is an American novelist, essayist, and professor.[1] He is known for writing literary westerns exploring the people and history of the American heartland, notably The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (1983), which was adapted into an acclaimed film.[2]