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H. E. Francis

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Herbert Edward Francis Jr. (January 11, 1924 – February 2, 2024) was an American scholar, academic and writer.[1]

Life and career

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Herbert Edward Francis was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, on January 11, 1924. He studied at the University of Wisconsin and earned a master's degree from Brown University.[2]

Francis was a professor of English at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He travelled three times as a Fulbright professor to Argentina. An author in his own right, he published five collections of stories, some of which have been anthologized in the O. Henry, Best American, and Pushcart Prize volumes.

Francis turned 100 on January 11, 2024, and died weeks later, on February 2. At the time of his death he had been residing at a retirement home in Huntsville, Alabama.[3]

The University of Alabama in Huntsville has named its national short fiction prize in his honor.

Bibliography

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Books

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  • The Itinerary of Beggars. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Press, 1973.
  • Naming Things: Stories. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1980.
  • A Disturbance of Gulls and Other Stories. New York: G. Braziller, 1983.
  • The Sudden Trees and Other Stories. Savannah, GA: Frederic C. Beil, 1999.
  • Goya, Are You With Me Now?. Savannah, GA: Frederic C. Beil, 1999.
  • The Invisible Country. Savannah, GA: Frederic C. Beil, 2003.
  • I'll Never Leave You: Stories. Kansas City, MO: BkMk Press, 2004.

Short non-fiction

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References

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  1. ^ Beasley, Carole Ottaway. "H. E. Francis". encyclopediaofalabama.org/. Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Francis Biography & Bibliography". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. ^ "Herbert E. Francis Jr". Legacy. Retrieved 5 February 2024.