Rudolf Fisher
1897 - 1934
General Information
Bio
(1897-1934) Writer. Rudolph Fisher was an African American doctor who wrote “The City of Refuge,” a short story; “The Caucasian Storms Harlem,” an essay; and two novels, “The Walls of Jericho” and “The Conjure Man Dies,” which is said to be the first mystery written by an African American. Fisher was born in Washington, District of Columbia, raised in Rhode Island, practiced medicine in Harlem, New York, and was an active participant in the Harlem Renaissence.
Full Name
Rudolf Fisher
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Dr. Fisher practiced medicine in Harlem, Manhattan, New York.
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Dr. Fisher had a home in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
1897
BIRTH
Rudolph John Chauncey Fisher was born in Washington, District of Columbia, on May 9, 1897.
1926
LITWORK
High Yaller
Short story.
Short story.
1927
LITWORK
The Caucasian Storms Harlem
American Mercury magazine.
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Essay.
American Mercury magazine.
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Essay.
1927
LITWORK
Blades of Steel
Atlantic Monthly.
Short story.
Atlantic Monthly.
Short story.
1928
LITWORK
The Walls Of Jericho
Alfred A. Knopf.
Novel.
Alfred A. Knopf.
Novel.
1930
LITWORK
Common Meter
The Baltimore African-American.
Short story.
The Baltimore African-American.
Short story.
1932
LITWORK
The Conjure-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem
Covici-Friede.
Novel.
Covici-Friede.
Novel.
1933
LITWORK
Miss Cynthie
Story Magazine.
Short story.
Story Magazine.
Short story.
1934
DEATH
Rudolph Fisher died at the Edgecombe Sanitarium in Manhattan, New York, on December 26, 1934.
1934
INTERMENT
Rudolph Fisher was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York.
1987
LITWORK
The City of Refuge: The Collected Stories of Rudolph Fisher
University of Missouri Press.
Collectiion of short stories, edited by John McCluskey Jr.
University of Missouri Press.
Collectiion of short stories, edited by John McCluskey Jr.
1987
LITWORK
The Short Fiction of Rudolph Fisher
Praeger.
0313213488 / 978-0313213489
Collection of short stories, edited by Margaret Perry.
Praeger.
0313213488 / 978-0313213489
Collection of short stories, edited by Margaret Perry.
1997
LITWORK
Joy and Pain
The X Press.
1874509379 / 978-1874509370
Novel.
The X Press.
1874509379 / 978-1874509370
Novel.
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