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HilaryMastersis the author of nine novels, two other story collections, a memoir, a collection of personal essays, and a book-length essay on a Mexican mural. He is the recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Literature, the Balch Prize for Fiction, and the Monroe Spears Prize (for his essays). His work has appeared in Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, and Pushcart Prize anthologies. He is a professor of English and creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About the Author:
Hilary Masters grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the author of eight novels, two story collections, and a collection of essays. He's been a Fulbright lecturer to Finland and the recipient of Yaddo fellowships and an Award for Literature from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. His essays have been republished in Best American Essays and Anchor Best Essays, and his short fiction has been cited in Best American Short Stories and Pushcart. He is professor of English and creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University and lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PHILLIP LOPATE is the author of four essay collections, two novels, and two poetry collections. He currently teaches at Hofstra University.

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Hilary Masters was born to Edgar Lee Masters when the poet was 60 (his mother was 30). In 1982 he recounted his odd life with his famous father, whom he saw only during visits, and his grandparents who raised him. A charmer Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.