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Dave King


Born
in Meriden, Connecticut, The United States
January 01, 1955

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Genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry


Dave King holds a BFA in painting
and film from Cooper Union and an MFA in writing from Columbia University. King's debut novel, The Ha-Ha, was named one of the best books of 2005 by The Christian Science Monitor and The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and was among eighteen books included on The Washington Post list of the season's best novels. The Ha-Ha was a finalist for Book-of-the-Month Club's "Best Literary Fiction" award and the Quills Foundation "Best Debut Author" award and won King a 2006-07 Rome Prize Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

King's poetry has been published in The Paris Review, among other venues, and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He has taught English at Baruch College and cultural studies an ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 11,684 ratings · 1,618 reviews · 203 distinct works • Similar authors
The Ha-Ha
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How Cooking Works
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Neurotransmissions: Essays ...
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Homecoming
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My First Dinosaur Touch and...
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Loose Pucks and Ice Bags: H...
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Five in A Bed
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Counting Book
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My First Photography Book
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