Robert James Waller

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Robert James Waller (born August 1, 1939 in Rockford , Iowa , † March 10, 2017 in Fredericksburg , Texas ) was an American writer who was also known for his work as a photographer and musician .

Robert James Weller taught applied mathematics and business administration at the University of Northern Iowa for many years , most recently as dean . In 1986 he left the university and then turned to artistic pursuits. His debut novel The Bridges of Madison County , which he is said to have written within eleven days, sold millions of copies. Although few critics about Waller works found favor, reached after another of his books, the New York Times - bestselling list.

His romance novel The Bridges of Madison County, about a photographer's brief but passionate affair with a married housewife, was filmed in 1995 as The Bridges on the River by and with Clint Eastwood . His novel Puerto Vallarta Squeeze , published in 1995, was also adapted for the screen in 2004 with Scott Glenn , Harvey Keitel and Jonathan Brandis . Waller lived in Cedar Falls , Iowa for a long time , but moved to Texas in the 1990s . He died of cancer in March 2017 at the age of 77.

Works

  • 1988 Just Beyond the Firelight ( short stories and essays)
  • 1990 One Good Road is Enough (essays)
  • 1992 The Bridges of Madison County (novel - UK title also: Love in Black and White )

→ The bridges on the river, German by Bernhard Schmid; Munich: Goldmann 1993. ISBN 3-442-30467-9

  • 1993 The Ballads of Madison County (CD - 10 songs, sung by Robert James Waller)
  • 1993 Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend (novel)

→ The lovers by Cedar Bend, German by Bernhard Schmid; Munich: Goldmann 1996. ISBN 3-442-30476-8

  • 1994 Old Songs in a New Café (early autobiographical articles and essays)

→ Slow waltz for Georgia Ann, German by Bernhard Schmid; Munich: Goldmann 1995. ISBN 3-442--43265-0

  • 1994 Images (photo book about Iowa with 28 photos by Waller)
  • 1995 Border Music (novel)

→ The last blues of summer, German by Karin Szpott; Munich: Goldmann 1997. ISBN 3-442-43773-3

  • 1995 Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

→ Back then in Puerto Vallarta, German by Annette Meyer-Prien; Munich: Goldmann 1996. ISBN 3-442-30670-1

  • 2002 A Thousand Country Roads: An Epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County (Roman)

→ The way of love, German by Bärbel and Velten Arnold; Munich Goldmann 2002. ISBN 3-442-45413-1

  • 2005 High Plains Tango (novel)

→ A house on the prairie, German by Rainer Schmid; Augsburg: Weltbild 2007. ISBN 3-89897-239-9

  • 2006 The Long Night of Winchell Dear (novel)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart Germany: On the death of bestselling author Robert James Waller: Turning point in life with "The Bridges on the River". Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Film: Macho on withdrawal - DER SPIEGEL 39/1995. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Puerto Vallarta Squeeze. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart Germany: On the death of bestselling author Robert James Waller: Turning point in life with "The Bridges on the River". Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Waller, Robert James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 1, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Rockford , Iowa
DATE OF DEATH March 10, 2017
Place of death Fredericksburg (Texas)