Larry Woiwode (1941–2022)
Author of Beyond the Bedroom Wall: A Family Album
About the Author
Larry Woiwode was born in Carrington, North Dakota on October 30, 1941. He went to the University of Illinois, but did not graduate. His short stories and poetry appeared in several magazines including Harper's, Partisan Review, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker. His first novel, What I'm Going to show more Do, I Think, was published in 1969. His other novels included Beyond the Bedroom Wall: A Family Album, Poppa John, Born Brothers, and Indian Affairs. His short story collections include The Neumiller Stories and Silent Passengers. He also wrote a collection of poems entitled Even Tide. He was named North Dakota Poet Laureate in 1995. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Larry Woiwode
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Associated Works
A Sacrifice of Praise: An Anthology of Christian Poetry in English from Caedmon to the Mid-Twentieth Century (1999) — Foreword — 127 copies
Reality and the Vision: Eighteen Christian Authors Reveal What They Read and Why : Essays by Members of the Chrysostom… (1990) — Contributor — 50 copies
Wonders: Writings and Drawings for the Child in Us All (1980) — Contributor, some editions — 19 copies
The armor of light: An anthology of Christian short fiction (Mandate Series) (1979) — Contributor, some editions — 6 copies
Every Place with a Name: Photographs from the Dakota Photo Documentary Project (1993) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Woiwode, Larry Alfred
- Birthdate
- 1941-10-30
- Date of death
- 2022-04-28
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Carrington, North Dakota, USA
- Places of residence
- Carrington, North Dakota, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
New York, New York, USA - Education
- University of Illinois
- Occupations
- novelist
short-story writer
poet
essayist
professor - Relationships
- DeNiro, Robert (friend)
- Organizations
- International PEN
Chrysostym Society
State University of New York, Binghamton
Jamestown College
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- Lannan Literary Fellowship (2002)
John Dos Passos Prize (1990)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Fiction ∙ 1980)
Poet Laureate of North Dakota (1995)
Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award (1995)
Medal of Merit, American Academy of Arts & Letters (1995)
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #29,932
- Rating
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- ISBNs
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