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John Knowles

John KnowlesBorn: 16-Sep-1926
Birthplace: Fairmont, WV
Died: 29-Nov-2001
Location of death: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Cause of death: Illness [1]

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Novelist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: A Separate Peace

Military service: US Army Air Corps


[1] Died after a short illness.

Sister: Dorothy Maxwell (Arizona)
Sister: Marjorie Johnson (Texas)
Brother: James Knowles (San Francisco)

    High School: Phillips Exeter Academy (1945)
    University: BA English, Yale University (1949)
    Teacher: Creative Writing, Florida Atlantic University

    The Hartford Courant Reporter (1950-52)

Author of books:
A Separate Peace (1960, novel)
Morning in Antibes (1962, novel)
Double Vision: American Thoughts from Abroad (1964)
Indian Summer (1966)
Phineas: Six Stories (1968, short stories)
The Paragon (1971, novel)
Spreading Fires (1974, novel)
A Vein of Riches (1979, novel)
Peace Breaks Out (1981, novel, sequel to A Separate Peace)
A Stolen Past (1983)
The Private Life of Axie Reed (1986)






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