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Wikipedia / Chester Aaron

Chester Aaron (May 9, 1923 – August 30, 2019) was an American writer.

Early life and education

He was born in Butler, Pennsylvania to Albert and Celia (Charleson) Aaron.

He attended the following schools: Butler Senior High School, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and San Francisco State University.

Career

In addition to his writing, he has worked as a steel worker, an X-ray technician, a college professor, and a garlic farmer.

Works

For young adults:

Translated into German by Irmela Bender, illustrated by Willi Glasauer, and published by Beltz & Gelberg (Weinheim, Germany):

  • Besser also Lachen: Kinderroman [Better Than Laughter], 1976,

  • Im Wettlauf mit der Zeit [...] [In A Race Against Time], 1991,

  • An American Ghost, illustrated by David Lemon (Harcourt, 1973); reprinted 2011 by Zumaya Publications

  • Hello to Bodega (Atheneum Books, 1976)

  • Spill (Atheneum, 1978)

  • Catch Calico! (E. P. Dutton, 1979)

  • Gideon: A Novel (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1982)

  • Duchess (Lippincott, 1982)

  • Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Lippincott, 1985)

  • Lackawanna: A Novel (Lippincott, 1986)

  • Alex, Who Won His War (New York: Walker Publ. Co., 1991)

  • Willa's Poppy (Zumaya, 2005)

  • Home to the Sea (Brown Barn Books, 2008)

For adults:

  • The Cowbank (1955) – play produced at University of California Berkeley

  • About Us: A Novel (McGraw-Hill, 1967); reprinted 2012 by Zumaya – autobiographical novel

  • Garlic Is Life: A Memoir with Recipes (Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1996)

  • The Great Garlic Book: A Guide with Recipes (Ten Speed Press, 1997)

  • Garlic Kisses: Human Struggles with Garlic Connections (Milan OH: Mostly Garlic, 2001); reprinted 2004 by Zumaya

  • Black and Blue Jew: A Novel (Creative Arts, 2002)

  • Whispers (Zumaya., 2004)

  • Symptoms of Terminal Passion (El Leon Literary Arts, 2006)

  • Murder by Metaphor, (Zumaya, 2009)

  • 25 Loves (Andrea Young Arts, 2009)

  • About Them: A Novel (El Literary Arts–Manoa Books, 2011)

References

  • Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2002. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000000011.