Robert Halsall Abel (May 27, 1941, in Painesville, Ohio – April 14, 2017, in

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) was an American short story writer, and novelist.

Career

Abel graduated from College of Wooster cum laude in 1964 with a B.A.,

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with a M.A. in 1967, and the University of Massachusetts, with an MFA in 1974. In 1968, he signed the " Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War. His work appeared in '' Colorado Review'', ''Dim Sum'', '' Glimmer Train'', '' Manoa'', '' The Massachusetts Review'', ''Mind's Eye'', and ''Writers' Forum''. He was a member of the

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. He died at his home in

, on April 14, 2017.

Awards

* 1991

Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction is an annual prize awarded by the University of Georgia Press named in honor of the American short story writer and novelist Flannery O'Connor. Established in 1983 to encourage young writers by bringi ...

* 1978 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship

Works

* * (reprint: Soho Press October 2002) * * * * (reprint 1980) *

Criticism

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abel, Robert H. 1941 births 2017 deaths People from Painesville, Ohio 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers American tax resisters University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni College of Wooster alumni Kansas State University alumni American male novelists American male short story writers 20th-century American short story writers People from Hadley, Massachusetts