David R. Slavitt
March 23, 1935 - May 17, 2025
General Information
Bio
David R. Slavitt (1935-2025) Poet, critic. David R. Slavitt was born in White Plains, New York, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Full Name
David Rytman Slavitt
Locations
New York•Westchester
Author's Timeline
1935
Birth
Westchester County: David Rytman Slavitt was born in White Plains, New York, on March 23, 1935.
0000
Other Life Event
Westchester County: Mr. Slavitt worked at Readers’ Digest in Pleasantville, New York.
1957
Other Life Event
New York County: Mr. Slavitt received a master’s degree in literature from Columbia University in 1958.
1961
Literary Work
Suits for the Dead
Scribner
Collection of poetry.
Scribner
Collection of poetry.
1967
Literary Work
Rochelle, or, Virtue Rewarded
Chapman & Hall
Novel.
Chapman & Hall
Novel.
1967
Literary Work
The Exhibitionist
Bernard Geis Associates
Novel written under the pseudonym Henry Sutton.
Bernard Geis Associates
Novel written under the pseudonym Henry Sutton.
1970
Literary Work
Anagrams
Hodder & Stoughton
0340129808 / 978-0340129807
Novel.
Hodder & Stoughton
0340129808 / 978-0340129807
Novel.
1975
Literary Work
Paperback Thriller
Random House
0394497678 / 978-0394497679
Novel written under the pseudonym of Lynn Meyer.
Random House
0394497678 / 978-0394497679
Novel written under the pseudonym of Lynn Meyer.
1980
Literary Work
The Proposal
Charter Books
0441683428 / 978-0441683420
Novel written under the pseudonym Henry Sutton.
Charter Books
0441683428 / 978-0441683420
Novel written under the pseudonym Henry Sutton.
1987
Literary Work
The Cock Book, or, The Child’s First Book of Pornography
Bits Press
Novel.
Bits Press
Novel.
1993
Literary Work
Turkish Delights: A Novel
Louisiana State University Press
0807118133 / 978-0807118139
Novel.
Louisiana State University Press
0807118133 / 978-0807118139
Novel.
2006
Literary Work
Blue State Blues: How a Cranky Conservative Launched a Campaign and Found Himself the Liberal Candidate (and Still Lost)
Wesleyan University Press
0819568066 / 978-0819568069
Memoir.
Wesleyan University Press
0819568066 / 978-0819568069
Memoir.
2025
Death
David R. Slavitt died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 17, 2025.
2028
Literary Work
Last Words
Louisiana State University Press
Collection of poetry.
Louisiana State University Press
Collection of poetry.
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