Robert Coover

Novelist

Birthday February 4, 1932

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Iowa

Age 92 years old

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About

An American author of novels and short fiction, he is known for works such as Gerald's Party, Pinocchio in Venice, Briar Rose, and A Child Again. His most famous work, The Public Burning, focuses on the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial through the lens of magic realism.

Before Fame

After graduating from Indiana University and the University of Chicago, he worked as a teacher and writer-in-residence at Brown University and other colleges.

Trivia

His work falls into the genres of metafiction and fabulation.

Family Life

He grew up in Iowa. He published his first literary work, The Origin of the Brunists, in 1966.

Associated With

His 1977 novel, The Public Burning, features Richard Nixon as a character.