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(1936-2012) Author, critic. Earl Shorris was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in New York. He was the author of about a dozen books.

Full Name

Earl Shorris

Locations

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Author's Timeline


1936

BIRTH

Earl Shorris was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 25, 1936.

1968

LITWORK

The Boots Of The Virgin
Delacorte Press

Novel.

1971

LITWORK

The Death of the Great Spirit
Simon & Schuster
0671208705 / 978-0671208707
Nonfiction.

1980

LITWORK

Under The Fifth Sun: A Novel Of Pancho Villa
Delacorte Press
0440192129 / 978-0440093886
Novel.

1981

LITWORK

The Oppressed Middle : Politics of Middle Management : Scenes from Corporate Life
Anchor Press/Doubleday
0385145640 / 978-0385145640
Nonfiction.

1982

LITWORK

Jews Without Mercy: A Lament
Anchor Press
0385178530 / 978-0385178532
Nonfiction.

1994

LITWORK

A Nation of Salesmen: The Tyranny of the Market and the Subversion of Culture
W W Norton
0393036723 / 978-0393036725
Nonfiction.

1997

LITWORK

New American Blues: A Journey Through Poverty to Democracy
W. W. Norton & Company
0393045544 / 978-0393045543
Nonfiction.

2000

LITWORK

Riches for the Poor: The Clemente Course in the Humanities
W. W. Norton & Company
0393320669 / 978-0393320664
Nonfiction.

2007

LITWORK

The Politics of Heaven: America in Fearful Times
W. W. Norton & Company
0393059634 / 978-0393059632
Nonfiction.

2012

DEATH

Earl Shorris died in New York on May 27, 2012.

2013

LITWORK

The Art of Freedom: Teaching the Humanities to the Poor
W. W. Norton & Company
0393081273 / 978-0393081275
Nonfiction.

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