About Robert Boswell
Born 1953. Robert Boswell is an American writer, author and professor.
Robert Boswell is an American short story writer and novelist. He has been faculty at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
He shares the Cullen Chair in Creative Writing at the University of Houston with his wife, Antonya Nelson. Boswell teaches creative writing at the University of Houston.
Works , 2008 City Bus, published in Ploughshares, Spring 2004
Short stories
Novels
(published under the pseudonym Shale Aaron)
Nonfiction
A book about a real-life treasure hunt in New Mexico (co-written with David Schweidel).
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Who is Robert Boswell?
American short story writer and novelist (1953- )
When was Robert Boswell born?
Robert Boswell was born on 8 December 1953 in Missouri.
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Robert Boswell is a writer, author and professor.
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Robert Boswell is American.
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