Jon Hassler (1933–2008)
Author of Staggerford
About the Author
Author Jon Hassler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 30, 1933. He received his bachelor's degree from St. John's University in 1955 before going on to the University of North Dakota for his master's degree. After graduating from college, he taught high school English for the next 10 show more years. In 1970, while teaching at Brainerd Community College, he became interested in writing fictional stories. Hassler's first novel, Staggerford, a story of a small-town school teacher, was chosen Novel of the Year in 1978 by the Friends of American Writers. In 1987, Hassler's fifth novel, Grand Opening, a tale told from the point of view of a twelve-year-old boy living in the corrupt town of Plainview, Minnesota, won the Best Fiction Award, given by the Society of Midland Authors. Granted honorary Doctor of Letters degrees by Assumption College, the University of North Dakota, and the University of Notre Dame, he has also received fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board. He died, after years of suffering from progressive supranuclear palsy, on March 20, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Native Tongue 09/06 2 copies
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- Canonical name
- Hassler, Jon
- Legal name
- Hassler, Jon Francis
- Birthdate
- 1933-03-30
- Date of death
- 2008-03-20
- Burial location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Place of death
- St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
- Cause of death
- progressive supranuclear palsy
- Places of residence
- Melbourne Beach, Florida, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - Education
- St. John's University (BA ∙ 1955)
University of North Dakota (MA ∙ 1960) - Occupations
- teacher
novelist
short-story writer
professor - Organizations
- St John's University
Brainerd Community College
Bemidji State University - Awards and honors
- Jon Hassler Theater, Plainview, Minnesota
Friends of American Writers Novel of the Year (1978)
Society of Midland Authors Best Fiction Award (1987)
Hassler Library, Central Lakes College, Brainerd, Minnesota
Colman Barry Award for Distinguished Contributions to Religion and Society (2003)
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- Works
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #9,550
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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