biography
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Hawkes, John (Clendennin Burne, Jr)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1925– )
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| biography:
| Writer, poet, and playwright, born in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. He studied at Harvard (1949 BA), worked for Harvard University Press (1949–55), and taught at Harvard (1956–8). He then joined the faculty at Brown University (1958) and was a visiting professor at many institutions. He published poetry and plays, but is best known for his avant-garde surrealistic narratives, such as Second Skin (1964) and Virginie (1982). |
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