Penner, Jonathan, b 1940 (American fiction writer)
Biography
Jonathan Penner was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1940. After a first degree from the University of Bridgeport, he attained a Ph.D. from University of Iowa in 1966. He was subsequently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. After spells teaching at the New School for Social Research, Southern Illinois University, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Hawai, he was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Arizona in 1978. He taught there until his retirement and is currently Professor Emeritus. He is the author of three novels, Going Blind (1977), The Intelligent Traveler’s Guide to Chiribosco (1983), and Natural Order (1990), and two short-story collections Private Parties (1983) and This is my Voice (2003).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letter from David Daiches to Jonathan Penner, 3 March 1978
In this letter, Daiches thanks Jonathan Penner for the gift of his novel Going Blind. Daiches goes on to discuss his family and, in particular, his feelings following the death of his first wife Isobel Mackay in 1977.