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'''James Park Sloan''' (b. 1945) is a noted American author, critic and academic. He is currently Professor of English at the [[University of Illinois at Chicago]]. He was educated at [[Harvard University]], designed a course in 'Western Values' for the [[Harvard Business School]] and served in the [[Vietnam War]] as a paratrooper. |
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'''James Park Sloan''' is an American author and academic. |
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Sloan drew on his military experiences for his first novel, ''[[War Games (novel)|War Games]]'' (1971), which won the 'New Writers Award' for the best nNovel of 19701-71 from the [[Great Lakes College Prize Committee]]. He gained further recognition with his much-praised second novel, ''[[The Case History of Comrade V]]'' (1972). |
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His non fiction works include ''[[The Last Cold War Cowboy]]'' (1987) and his biography of the controversial Polish-American writer [[Jerzy Kosinski]], published in 1996. |
His non fiction works include ''[[The Last Cold War Cowboy]]'' (1987) and his biography of the controversial Polish-American writer [[Jerzy Kosinski]], published in 1996. |
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His short stories include: |
His short stories and articles include: |
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*"The Words of the Prophets", published in ''[[Amazing]]'' magazine in May 1988 |
*"The Words of the Prophets", published in ''[[Amazing]]'' magazine in May 1988 |
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*"Vietnam No Big Deal", published in the anthology ''Aftermath'' (ed. Donald Anderson, Holt, 1995) |
*"Vietnam No Big Deal", published in the anthology ''Aftermath'' (ed. Donald Anderson, Holt, 1995) |
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*"Kosinski's War", published in ''The New Yorker'', October 10, 1994 |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877728,00.html 1972 ''TIME'' magazine review of ''The Case History of Comrade V''] |
[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877728,00.html 1972 ''TIME'' magazine review of ''The Case History of Comrade V''] |
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[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,837705-2,00.html letter to the Editor of ''TIME'' magazine by Sloan, dated 26 January 1968, about the Vietnam War] |
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Revision as of 01:14, 2 May 2007
James Park Sloan (b. 1945) is a noted American author, critic and academic. He is currently Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was educated at Harvard University, designed a course in 'Western Values' for the Harvard Business School and served in the Vietnam War as a paratrooper.
Sloan drew on his military experiences for his first novel, War Games (1971), which won the 'New Writers Award' for the best nNovel of 19701-71 from the Great Lakes College Prize Committee. He gained further recognition with his much-praised second novel, The Case History of Comrade V (1972).
His non fiction works include The Last Cold War Cowboy (1987) and his biography of the controversial Polish-American writer Jerzy Kosinski, published in 1996.
His short stories and articles include:
- "The Words of the Prophets", published in Amazing magazine in May 1988
- "Vietnam No Big Deal", published in the anthology Aftermath (ed. Donald Anderson, Holt, 1995)
- "Kosinski's War", published in The New Yorker, October 10, 1994
External Links
1972 TIME magazine review of The Case History of Comrade V
letter to the Editor of TIME magazine by Sloan, dated 26 January 1968, about the Vietnam War