Stepan Chapman (May 27, 1951 — January 27, 2014) was an

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and

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. He is best known for the

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winning novel ''

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''. Chapman was born and raised in

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and then studied theatre at the

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. His first published work was a story in ''

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'' in 1969. As a rule his work is more fable-like in tone and surreal than is common for that magazine. He also had several stories in

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's ''Orbit'' anthologies. From the late 1970s, he was primarily published in small literary magazines. A collection of his stories was published, titled ''Dossier''.SFSite
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* 1951 births 2014 deaths 20th-century American novelists American male novelists American science fiction writers Writers from Chicago Place of death missing University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni American male short story writers American fantasy writers 20th-century American short story writers 20th-century American male writers Novelists from Illinois {{US-fantasy-writer-stub