Sam Savage
Sam Savage (* 9. November 1940 as Samuel Phillips Savage in Camden , South Carolina ; † 17th January 2019 in Madison , Wisconsin ) was an American writer . He gained fame through his first novel Firmin. A rat life .
Life
Samuel Phillips Savage was born on November 9, 1940 in Camden, South Carolina, USA.
He attended Yale University , where he received his doctorate in philosophy and briefly taught himself. The one with the novel Firmin. A writer who became known as a rat's life was also active as a carpenter, fisherman and printer.
He died at the age of 78 on January 17, 2019 in Madison.
Works
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Firmin. Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife. Coffee House Press, Minneapolis 2006
- German: Firmin. A rat life. Roman, Ullstein Buchverlag, Berlin 2008 ISBN 355008742X
- The Criminal Life of Effi O. Papas and Nellie Press, 2005
- The Cry of the Sloth: The Mostly Tragic Story of Andrew Whittaker, Being his Collected, Final, and Absolutely Complete Works. Coffee House Press, Minneapolis 2009
- Glass , Coffee House Press, Minneapolis 2011
- Orphanage of Dreams , Coffee House Press, Minneapolis 2019
Web links
- Denis Scheck with information on Savage and his first novel (document on the broadcast hot off the press) ( Memento from December 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/200335.Sam_Savage
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Savage, Sam: Firmin. A rat life , Berlin 2008 (3rd edition), cover sheet.
- ^ Fallce Sam Savage, autor de 'Firmin', accessed on January 18, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Savage, Sam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Savage, Samuel Phillips (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Camden , South Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th January 2019 |
| Place of death | Madison , Wisconsin |