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David Madden

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in Knoxville, Tennessee, The United States

July 25, 1933

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David Madden is an American writer of many novels, short stories, poems, plays, and works of nonfiction and literary criticism.

Madden was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to James Helvy and Emile Merritt Madden. He was named after David Madden, president of the East Tennessee Packing Co., where many of Madden's family worked. At the age of 16, he was a radio announcer for WKGN in Knoxville. His first success was winning second place in a statewide one-act play competition with “Call Herman in to Supper” when he was 16. He graduated from Knox High School in 1951.

Madden enrolled at the University of Tennessee in 1951. In 1952, ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 877 ratings · 102 reviews · 132 distinct works • Similar authors

	Revising Fiction: A Handbook for Writers 4.02 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocketful of Poems: Vintage Verse, Volume I 3.84 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sharpshooter: A Novel of the Civil War 3.10 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocketful of Poems: Vintage Verse 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocketful of Essays, Rhetorically Arranged, Volume One 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocketful of Prose: Vintage Short Fiction 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of Edwin Drood by David Madden, Charles Dickens 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocketful of Prose: Vintage Short Fiction, Volume One 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond the Battlefield: The Ordinary Life and Extraordinary Times of the Civil War Soldier 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pocketful of Prose: Contemporary Short Fiction 3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1992 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There are three rules for writing the novel," said W. Somerset Maugham. "Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― David Madden, Revising Fiction: 185 Practical Techniques for Improving Your Story of Novel

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