Robert Boswell in the Department of English | UH CLASS
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Professor
- Phone: (713) 743-2937
- Email: rboswell@uh.edu
- Office: 234B Roy Cullen Building
Education
- MFA, Creative Writing, University of Arizona, 1984
- M.S., Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Arizona, 1979
- B.A., Creative Writing/Psychology, University of Arizona, 1977
Selected Publications
Books
- 鈥�Tumbledown,鈥� a novel, Graywolf Press, August 2013.
- The 鈥�Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards,鈥� a collection of stories, Graywolf Press, May 2009. Paperback, Graywolf, May 2010; paperback, May 2011.
- The 鈥�Half-Known World: On Writing,鈥� a collection of essays, Graywolf Press, August 2008.
- 鈥�What Men Call Treasure: The Search for Gold at Victorio Peak,鈥� co-written with David Schweidel, a nonfiction account of a search for treasure, Cinco Puntos Press, August 2008.
- 鈥�Century鈥檚 Son,鈥� a novel, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., April 2002. German Language edition, 2005. Paperback from Picador, August 2003.
- 鈥�American Owned Love,鈥� a novel, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., April 1997. Paperback, Harper Collins, April 1998. British edition, Quartet Books, October 1997.
- 鈥�Living to Be 100,鈥� a collection of stories, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., April 1994. Paperback edition, Harper Collins, April 1995.
- 鈥�Mystery Ride,鈥� a novel, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., January 1993. Big print edition, 1993. Paperback edition, Harper Collins, January 1994. British, Japanese, Italian and German editions, 1996. CBS made-for-television film 鈥淭welve Mile Road鈥� released in 2003.
- 鈥�The Geography of Desire,鈥� a novel, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., September 1989. Paperback edition, Harper Collins, January 1994. British edition, Quartet Books, 1997.
- 鈥�Crooked Hearts,鈥� a novel, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., June 1987. Paperback editions, Dell 1988; Harper Collins, January 1994. Dutch language edition, 1988. British edition, 1998. MGM film released, September 1991.
- 鈥�Dancing in the Movies,鈥� a collection of short stories, University of Iowa Press, January 1986. Paperback edition, New American Library, January 1987. Independent film 鈥淕lissando鈥� (based on one of the stories) released 2002.
- 鈥�Virtual Death,鈥� a novel written under the pseudonym Shale Aaron, Harper Collins, August 1995. Limited edition by Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, August 1995. Czech language edition, 1997.
Productions
- "The Long Shrift,鈥� Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, New York, July 2014.
- 鈥淭ongues,鈥� a full-length play, major production American Southwest Theatre Company, March 1999.