Four acclaimed authors read from their work in November

October 26, 2000
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ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan’s visiting writers series presents four November readings.

Thomas Lynch will present a poetry reading at 5 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Rackham Amphitheater. Lynch wrote three collections of poetry, the latest titled “Still Life in Milford.” His collection of essays, “The Undertaking—Life Studies from the Dismal Trade,” won the Heartland Prize for non-fiction, the American Book Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. His second collection of essays, “Bodies in Motion and at Rest,” was published this year and won the Great Lakes Book Award. Lynch taught as a U-M visiting professor in the graduate creative writing program and is a funeral director in Milford.

Chang-rae Lee will read from his fiction at 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Rackham Amphitheater. Lee is the author of the novel “Native Speaker” that won six major awards including the Ernest Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and American Book Award. His latest novel “A Gesture Life” was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of the Year.

Lynne Sharon Schwartz reads “In the Family Way, An Urban Comedy” and a collection of essays titled “Face to Face.” She has taught at writing programs throughout the United States and abroad and her work has appeared in the Best American Short Stories, the Best American Essays, and the O. Henry Prize stories.

Peter Ho Davies will present a fiction reading at 5 p.m. Nov. 30 at Rackham Amphitheater. Davies is a U-M professor in the MFA Program in creative writing and has published two collections of stories. The first, “The Ugliest House in the World,” won several literary prizes, including the Silver PEN Award for the best book of the year published in England and the Oregon Book Award for Fiction. His second collection is titled “Equal Love.”

The visiting writers series is sponsored by the U-M Department of English and the Office of the Provost. The readings are open to the public. For additional information, contact Ian Reed Twiss at (734) 647-6471.

Thomas LynchChang-rae LeeLynne Sharon SchwartzPeter Ho DaviesDepartment of English