Harlan Greene (born June 19, 1953) is an American writer and historian. He has published both fiction and non-fiction works. He won the

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for his 1991 novel ''What the Dead Remember''.

Early life

Born in 1953 in

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,Emmanuel Sampath Nelson, ''Contemporary gay American novelists: a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook''.

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, 1993. . p. 172.Sharon Malinowski, ''Gay & Lesbian Literature, Volume 1''. St. James Press, 1994. . pp. 167, 475. Greene's parents were

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who moved to Charleston after

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Career

Greene is an author and historian. Jameson Currier
"The Boy Who Started a War"
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'', May 6, 2005."Slave Tags Show Dark Glimpse of History".

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, February 21, 2003. He has published both fiction and non-fiction works. He won the

for

for his 1991 novel ''What the Dead Remember'', and was nominated for the same award for his 2005 novel ''The German Officer's Boy''. In addition to his writing, Greene has worked as an

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for the

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, including collecting materials relating to Jewish history in the Charleston region.

Personal life

Openly

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, Greene spent several years living in

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in early adulthood, with his then-partner Olin Jolley. Greene and Jolley are featured in the anthology ''Two Hearts Desire: Gay Couples on their Love'', originally published in 1997, and republished in digital format in 2017. Greene now lives in Charleston with his partner Jonathan Ray.

Works

Fiction

*''Why We Never Danced the Charleston'' (1985, 978-0140082180) *''What the Dead Remember'' (1991, ) *''The German Officer's Boy'' (2005, )

Non-fiction

*''Charleston: City of Memory'' (1987, ) *''Mr. Skylark: John Bennett and the Charleston Renaissance'' (2001, ) *''Renaissance in Charleston: Art and Life in the Carolina Low Country, 1900-1940'' (2003, ) *''Slave Badges and the Slave-Hire System in Charleston, South Carolina, 1783-1865'' (2004, ) *''Cornices of Charleston'' (2005, ) *''The Damned Don't Cry -- They Just Disappear: The Life and Works of Harry Hervey'' (2018, )

References

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