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Mark Harris | |
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| Born | Mark Harris Finkelstein November 19, 1922 |
| Died | May 30, 2007 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Denver |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Bang the Drum Slowly |
| Parent(s) | Carlyle Ruth (née Klausner) |
Mark Harris (November 19, 1922 – May 30, 2007) was an American novelist, literary biographer, and educator, remembered for his baseball novels featuring Henry Wiggen, particularly Bang the Drum Slowly. Harris's obituary in The Denver Post calls him "one of that legion of under-the-radar writers who for decades consistently turned out excellent novels and went largely unsung as he did...Harris said of his books that 'they are about the one man against his society and trying to come to terms with his society, and trying to succeed within it without losing his own identity or integrity.' He might have said the same thing of himself."[1]
- ^ Miller, Roger (June 21, 2007). "Bang the drum slowly for Mark Harris". The Denver Post.