John Sack (writer, 1938)

John Richard Sack (born October 29, 1938 in Springfield , Ohio ) is an American novelist.

As a young man, John Sack spent two years in the Trappist monastery "Our Lady of Gethsemane" in Kentucky , where Thomas Merton was his mentor.

After studying English literature at Yale University , which he awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts graduating, he earned the title of Master of Arts of the University of Washington for the subject of creative writing and worked for years in the computer industry and as a Technical Writer for computer manuals and for astrophysical and ecological publications. After a few non-fiction books and a book for young people, his first novel for adult readers was published in the USA in 2005, through which he became internationally known: "The Franciscan Conspiracy", in 2006 in German under the title "Imzeichen der Seraphim". According to the website of his American publisher, Sack is working on a sequel to the novel.

John Sack has a son and a daughter. He lives in Ashland, Oregon with his wife .

Works

• Entering BASIC . 1980, ISBN 0-574-17080-4 (2nd edition with ISBN 0-574-21270-1 ).
  • English: John Sack, Judith Meadows: BASIC. An introduction . 5th edition. Oldenbourg, Munich and Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-486-20354-1 .
• Fundamentals of IBM Computing Systems
• The wolf in winter. A story of Francis of Assisi. Paulist Press, New York 1985, ISBN 0-8091-6556-2 .
• The Franciscan Conspiracy . Riverwood Books, Ashland / Oregon 2005, ISBN 1-883991-91-9 .
  • English: In the sign of the Seraphim . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-426-19724-3 (novel about the spiritual legacy of Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan idea).
• Yearning for the Father. The Lord's Prayer and the Mystic Journey . Hohm Press, Prescott AZ 2006, ISBN 1-890772-55-0 .

Web links

• Literature by and about John Sack in the catalog of the German National Library
• A short portrait of the author at Verlag Droemer Knaur

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John Sack: Author Bio. (No longer available online.) In: The Franciscan Conspiracy (web site). Archived from the original on January 23, 2012 ; Retrieved June 11, 2008 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ White Cloud Press / Riverwood Books: The Franciscan Conspiracy. About the author. (No longer available online.) In: whitecloudpress.com. Formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 11, 2008 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.