About
An American novelist, short story writer, and editor, he is known for works such as The Sky Changes and Imaginative Qualities of Actual Things.
Before Fame
He founded the literary magazine Neon and served as its editor.
Trivia
Two of his students were the future novelists Jeffrey Eugenides and Nicole Krauss.
Family Life
He married Elsene Wiessner.
Associated With
He edited The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
