Michael Mewshaw (born February 19, 1943) is an American author of 11 novels and 11 books of nonfiction, and works frequently as a travel writer, investigative reporter, book reviewer, and tennis reporter.[1] His novel Year of the Gun was made into a film of the same name by John Frankenheimer in 1991. He is married with two sons.
Born in Washington, DC, and raised in the suburb of Prince George's County, Maryland,[3] Mewshaw graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Maryland, College Park (1965), then was granted a four-year fellowship to attend the graduate writing program at the University of Virginia, where he attained his Masters (1966) and Doctorate (1970) degrees under the tutelage of George Garrett.[4] While studying at UVA, Mewshaw completed two unpublished novels, then embarked on a road trip across Mexico with his wife (at the urging of William Styron, who was the subject of his masters thesis and doctoral dissertation); a journey which would form the basis of his first novel Man in Motion (1970), which he completed while on a Fulbright Fellowship in France.[5]
Early careeredit
Mewshaw taught creative writing at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and subsequently was named Director of Creative writing at the University of Texas at Austin. Taking leaves of absence every other year from this post, Mewshaw based himself in Rome, Italy, and continued traveling throughout Europe and North Africa. While Mewshaw researched his third novel The Toll (1974) in Marrakesh, Morocco, his wife Linda was hired as Lindsay Wagner's stand-in on the set of Robert Wise's film Two People. Mewshaw's experience of that shoot was the jumping-off point for his fifth novel Land Without Shadow (1979).[6]
Authors Michael Mewshaw and Pat Conroy, Rome, Italy, circa 1982Authors Graham Greene and Michael Mewshaw, outside Chez Felix Restaurant, Antibes, France, Summer 1976Authors Gore Vidal and Michael Mewshaw, American Academy in Rome, Italy, 1983Damon Austin, Michael Mewshaw, and Martin Amis, at the American Library in Paris Gala, 2019
Bibliographyedit
Novelsedit
Man in Motion (1970)
Waking Slow (1972)
The Toll (1974)
Earthly Bread (1976)
Land Without Shadow (1979)
Year of the Gun (1984)
Blackballed (1986)
True Crime (1991)
Shelter from the Storm (2003)
Island Tempest (2005)
Lying with the Dead (2009)
Nonfictionedit
Life for Death (1980)
Short Circuit: Six Months on the Men's Professional Tennis Tour (1983)
Money to Burn (1987)
Playing Away (1988)
Ladies of the Court: Grace And Disgrace On The Women's Tennis Tour (1993)
Do I Owe You Something?: A Memoir of the Literary Life (2003)
If You Could See Me Now: A Chronicle of Identity and Adoption (2006)
Between Terror and Tourism: An Overland Trip Across North Africa (2010)
Sympathy for the Devil: Four Decades of Friendship with Gore Vidal (2014)
Ad In Ad Out: Collected Tennis Articles (2016)
The Lost Prince: A Search for Pat Conroy (2019)
Honorsedit
Fulbright Fellow in Creative Writing to France, 1968–69
William Rainey Prize at Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, 1970
Wallace Stegner Fellowship, 1971
National Endowment for the Arts Grant, 1974
Visiting Artist at American Academy in Rome, 1975–76
Carr Collins Award for Best Non-Fiction Book of 1980
Guggenheim Grant, 1981–82
Visiting Artist, American Academy in Rome, 1980–83
Carr Collins Award for Best Non-Fiction Book of 1983
Book of the Year, Tennis Week, 1993
Runner-up, William Hill Award, Best Sports Book of the Year in England, 1993
Investigative Journalist of the Year, Tennis Week, 1997
Independent Bookseller's Award Best Novel of the Year, 2009 - Lying With The Dead
Longlist, PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography, 2020 - The Lost Prince
Footnotesedit
^"Haunted: Michael Mewshaw on his 'Lying with the Dead'". November 14, 2009.
^"Haunted: Michael Mewshaw on his 'Lying with the Dead'". November 14, 2009.
Mewshaw, Michael (2003). Do I Owe You Something?: A Memoir of the Literary Life. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN978-0-8071-2852-7.
External linksedit
Charlie Rose interview with Michael Mewshaw about Gore Vidal and "Sympathy for the Devil"
Mewshaw speaks about "Sympathy for the Devil" at the American Library in Paris and takes questions from the audience
Ben Rothenberg interview with Mewshaw on "The Ugly Side of Tennis"
Mewshaw on "Gambling in Tennis" segment from Bryant Gumbel's Real Sports on YouTube
WNYC radio interview with Mewshaw about Shelter from the Storm
Archive of New York Times travel articles by Michael Mewshaw
Bookbrowse's interview with Mewshaw
Mewshaw's essay "Travel, Travel Writing, and the Literature of Travel" first presented as the plenary address at the 2004 South Central MLA Conference in New Orleans
January 01, 1970
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Michael Mewshaw born February 19 1943 is an American author of 11 novels and 11 books of nonfiction and works frequently as a travel writer investigative reporter book reviewer and tennis reporter 1 His novel Year of the Gun was made into a film of the same name by John Frankenheimer in 1991 He is married with two sons Michael MewshawReading at the 2006 Key West Literary SeminarBorn 1943 02 19 February 19 1943 age 81 Washington D C U S OccupationNovelist nonfiction writer journalistNationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of Maryland College ParkUniversity of VirginiaGenreLiterary fiction NonfictionNotable worksYear of the Gun Short Circuit Six Months on the Men s Professional Tennis Tour Ladies of the Court Grace And Disgrace On The Women s Tennis Tour Alan Cheuse National Public Radio s longtime voice of books called him the best novelist in America that nobody knows 2 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Early career 2 Bibliography 2 1 Novels 2 2 Nonfiction 3 Honors 4 Footnotes 5 References 6 External linksBackground editEarly life and education edit Born in Washington DC and raised in the suburb of Prince George s County Maryland 3 Mewshaw graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Maryland College Park 1965 then was granted a four year fellowship to attend the graduate writing program at the University of Virginia where he attained his Masters 1966 and Doctorate 1970 degrees under the tutelage of George Garrett 4 While studying at UVA Mewshaw completed two unpublished novels then embarked on a road trip across Mexico with his wife at the urging of William Styron who was the subject of his masters thesis and doctoral dissertation a journey which would form the basis of his first novel Man in Motion 1970 which he completed while on a Fulbright Fellowship in France 5 Early career edit Mewshaw taught creative writing at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and subsequently was named Director of Creative writing at the University of Texas at Austin Taking leaves of absence every other year from this post Mewshaw based himself in Rome Italy and continued traveling throughout Europe and North Africa While Mewshaw researched his third novel The Toll 1974 in Marrakesh Morocco his wife Linda was hired as Lindsay Wagner s stand in on the set of Robert Wise s film Two People Mewshaw s experience of that shoot was the jumping off point for his fifth novel Land Without Shadow 1979 6 nbsp Authors Michael Mewshaw and Pat Conroy Rome Italy circa 1982 nbsp Authors Graham Greene and Michael Mewshaw outside Chez Felix Restaurant Antibes France Summer 1976 nbsp Authors Gore Vidal and Michael Mewshaw American Academy in Rome Italy 1983 nbsp Damon Austin Michael Mewshaw and Martin Amis at the American Library in Paris Gala 2019Bibliography editNovels edit Man in Motion 1970 Waking Slow 1972 The Toll 1974 Earthly Bread 1976 Land Without Shadow 1979 Year of the Gun 1984 Blackballed 1986 True Crime 1991 Shelter from the Storm 2003 Island Tempest 2005 Lying with the Dead 2009 Nonfiction edit Life for Death 1980 Short Circuit Six Months on the Men s Professional Tennis Tour 1983 Money to Burn 1987 Playing Away 1988 Ladies of the Court Grace And Disgrace On The Women s Tennis Tour 1993 Do I Owe You Something A Memoir of the Literary Life 2003 If You Could See Me Now A Chronicle of Identity and Adoption 2006 Between Terror and Tourism An Overland Trip Across North Africa 2010 Sympathy for the Devil Four Decades of Friendship with Gore Vidal 2014 Ad In Ad Out Collected Tennis Articles 2016 The Lost Prince A Search for Pat Conroy 2019 Honors editFulbright Fellow in Creative Writing to France 1968 69 William Rainey Prize at Bread Loaf Writers Conference 1970 Wallace Stegner Fellowship 1971 National Endowment for the Arts Grant 1974 Visiting Artist at American Academy in Rome 1975 76 Carr Collins Award for Best Non Fiction Book of 1980 Guggenheim Grant 1981 82 Visiting Artist American Academy in Rome 1980 83 Carr Collins Award for Best Non Fiction Book of 1983 Book of the Year Tennis Week 1993 Runner up William Hill Award Best Sports Book of the Year in England 1993 Investigative Journalist of the Year Tennis Week 1997 Independent Bookseller s Award Best Novel of the Year 2009 Lying With The Dead Longlist PEN Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography 2020 The Lost PrinceFootnotes edit Haunted Michael Mewshaw on his Lying with the Dead November 14 2009 Haunted Michael Mewshaw on his Lying with the Dead November 14 2009 Mewshaw 2003 p 1 Mewshaw 2003 p 12 Mewshaw 2003 pp 17 79 Mewshaw 2003 pp 80 166References editMewshaw Michael 2003 Do I Owe You Something A Memoir of the Literary Life Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press ISBN 978 0 8071 2852 7 External links editCharlie Rose interview with Michael Mewshaw about Gore Vidal and Sympathy for the Devil Mewshaw speaks about Sympathy for the Devil at the American Library in Paris and takes questions from the audience Ben Rothenberg interview with Mewshaw on The Ugly Side of Tennis Mewshaw on Gambling in Tennis segment from Bryant Gumbel s Real Sports on YouTube WNYC radio interview with Mewshaw about Shelter from the Storm Archive of New York Times travel articles by Michael Mewshaw Bookbrowse s interview with Mewshaw Mewshaw s essay Travel Travel Writing and the Literature of Travel first presented as the plenary address at the 2004 South Central MLA Conference in New Orleans Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Mewshaw amp oldid 1174704825, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
