Robert H. Abel

Robert Halsall Abel (May 27, 1941, in Painesville, Ohio – April 14, 2017, in Hadley, Massachusetts) was an American short story writer, and novelist.^[2]

Robert H. Abel
Born	(1941-05-27)May 27, 1941 Painesville, Ohio
Died	April 14, 2017(2017-04-14) (aged 75)[1] Hadley, Massachusetts
Occupation	Short story person, novelist
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Massachusetts
Notable awards	National Endowment for the Arts 1978 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction 1991

Career

Abel graduated from College of Wooster cum laude in 1964 with a B.A., Kansas State University with a M.A. in 1967, and the University of Massachusetts, with an MFA in 1974.^[3][4] In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.^[5]

His work appeared in Colorado Review, Dim Sum, Glimmer Train, Manoa, The Massachusetts Review, Mind's Eye, and Writers' Forum. He was a member of the Authors Guild.

Personal life

He died at his home in Hadley, Massachusetts, on April 14, 2017.^[1]

Awards

• 1991 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction^[6]
• 1978 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship

Works

• "An Incident in Hohhot". Mind Sprocket. October 9, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
• Riding a Tiger: a novel. Hong Kong: Asia 2000. 1998. ISBN 978-962-7160-50-2. (reprint: Soho Press October 2002)
• Ghost Traps. University of Georgia Press. 1991. ISBN 978-0-8203-1252-1. Robert H Abel Robert H Abel.
• Full-tilt Boogie: stories. Lynx House Press. 1989. ISBN 978-0-89924-064-0.
• The Progress of a Fire. Simon and Schuster. 1985. ISBN 978-0-671-50931-6.
• Freedom Dues: or, A Gentleman's Progress in the New World. Dial Press. 1978. ISBN 978-0-8037-2575-1. (reprint 1980)
• Skin and Bones. University of Colorado Press. 1978.

Criticism

• "The Feng Shui Detective Goes South by Nury Vittachi". Asian Review of Books. May 8, 2002. Archived from the original on July 2, 2002.