Johnson, Charles R(ichard)

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JOHNSON, Charles R(ichard)

JOHNSON, Charles R(ichard). American, b. 1948. Genres: Novels, Plays/Screenplays, Literary criticism and history, Humor/Satire, Novellas/Short stories. Career: Chicago Tribune, cartoonist and reporter, 1969-70; St. Louis Proud, St. Louis, MO, member of art staff, 1971-72; University of Washington, Seattle, assistant professor, 1976-79, associate professor, 1979-82, professor of English, 1982-. Publications: Black Humor (cartoon collection), 1970; Half-Past Nation Time (cartoon collection), 1972; Faith and the Good Thing (novel), 1974; Oxherding Tale (novel), 1982; The Sorcerer's Apprentice (short stories), 1986; Olly Olly Oxen Free: A Farce in Three Acts, 1988; Being and Race: Black Writing since 1970, 1988; Middle Passage (novel), 1990 (National Book Award); All This and Moonlight, 1990; (with R. Chernow) In Search of a Voice, 1991; (ed.) Black Men Speaking, 1997; Dreamer (novel), 1998; (with others) Africans in America, 1998; (with others) King, 2000; Soul Catcher and Other Stories, 2001. Contributor to books, journals, and periodicals. Address: Dept. of English, PO Box 354330, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-4330, U.S.A. Online address: chasjohn@u.washington.edu

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