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, was released in 1990.

Biography

''White Palace'' was published in trade paperback by Bantam New Fiction, part of the 1980s trend of editors trying to "find material from which to fashion and refashion quality trade paperback lines." Savan's second novel, ''Goldman's Anatomy'', was published in 1993. ''

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'' called it "long-awaited" and "even more assured" than ''White Palace''. ''Goldman's Anatomy'' was inspired in part by Savan's own struggles with degenerative joint ailments and other health issues. Savan was a native of

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, Missouri, the setting of both of his novels. He was an alumnus of the

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. Savan suffered from a degenerative joint disease as well as from Parkinson's disease. He died from a stroke or a

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at his home, aged 49.

Books

* ''White Palace'' (1987) * ''Goldman's Anatomy'' (1993)

References

American male novelists 20th-century American novelists 2003 deaths Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni 20th-century American male writers Novelists from Missouri Writers from St. Louis 1953 births {{US-novelist-1950s-stub