Lawrence Sutin
Lawrence Sutin (born October 12, 1951) is the author of two memoirs, two biographies, a novel and a work of history.
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 Lawrence Sutin at a public reading at Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis | |
| Born | October 12, 1951 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Occupation | Author, Erasure (artform) Artist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A., University of Michigan Law Degree, Harvard Law |
| Genre | memoir, biography, novel, history |
| Notable works | Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick, Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance, A Postcard Memoir, All Is Change: The Two-Thousand Year Journey of Buddhism to the West, When to Go Into the Water |
| Spouse | Mab Nulty |
| Children | Sarah Santosa, Brennan Vance (stepson), Ceallaigh Anderson (stepdaughter), Ansel Santosa (son-in-law) |
| Relatives | Jack Sutin (father), Rochelle Sutin (mother) |
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History of works
Sutin's debut book was Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick.[1] He subsequently edited two volumes of writings by Dick, In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis and The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings.
Sutin then served as editor, interviewer and author for Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance, about his parents' experiences in Jewish partisan units in wartime Poland.[2]
Sutin's second biography was Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley.
Sutin has also published A Postcard Memoir, a set of interlocking short pieces each faced by a vintage postcard image from the author's collection.[2]
His next work was All Is Change: The Two-Thousand Year Journey of Buddhism to the West.[3]
Most recently, Sutin has published a novel, When To Go Into the Water.[4]
Erasure art
Sutin creates erasure books with collaged and altered texts; excerpts from these have been published online in the literary journals WaterStone and Sleet,[5] and are also on view at his website.[6]
Professional
Sutin was a full professor in the M.F.A. and M.L.S. programs at the Hamline University Creative Writing Program in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1] He retired from Hamline in 2015. He was also a faculty member of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He retired from Vermont College in 2016.
Bibliography
- Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick (1989(REV.2005))
- In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis (editor)(1991)
- Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance (1995)
- The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings (editor)(1996)
- Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley (2000)
- A Postcard Memoir (2000)
- All Is Change: The Two-Thousand Year Journey of Buddhism to the West (2006)
- When To Go Into the Water (2009)
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2010-03-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/1555973043
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316741566
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/1932511725
- http://www.sleetmagazine.com/selected/sutin_interview_v4n2.html
- http://lawrencesutin.com/erasure
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