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E. Lynn Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 20, 1955 |
| Died | July 24, 2009 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas |
| Occupation | Author |
E. Lynn Harris was an openly gay African American author, (born June 20, 1955; died July 24, 2009) most known for his depictions of African American men on the down low or in the closet.
Biography
Born in Flint, Michigan, he had homes in Houston,Texas, Atlanta, Georgia and Fayetteville, Arkansas.[1] In his writings, Harris maintained a poignant motif, occasionally emotive, that incorporated vernacular and slang from popular culture.
Harris became the first black male cheerleader while attending the University of Arkansas. After graduation, he became a computer salesman with IBM for a time.[2]
Harris was initially unable to land a book deal with a reputable publishing house for his first work, Invisible Life, so he self-published it through a vanity publisher and sold copies from his car trunk.[2] Since then, five of his novels have achieved New York Times bestseller status.
Alongside fiction, Harris had also penned a personal memoir, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?[2]
Bibliography
- Invisible Life (1991 Self Published – 1994 Mass Marketed)
- Just As I Am (1995) *
- And This Too Shall Pass (1997)
- If This World Were Mine (1998) **
- Abide With Me (2000)
- Not A Day Goes By (2000)
- Money Can't Buy Me Love (2000)
- From the Book Got to Be Real - 4 Original Love Stories by Eric Jerome Dickey, Marcus Major, E. Lynn Harris and Colin Channer
- Any Way the Wind Blows (2002) *
- A Love Of My Own (2003) *
- What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted – A Memoir (2004)
- I Say a Little Prayer (2006)
- Just Too Good To Be True (2008)
- Basketball Jones (2009)
* Winner of Blackboard's Novel of the Year Award
** Winner of James Baldwin Award for Literary Excellence
References
- ^ Foxxe, Austin (July 8, 2003), "A Visible Life" ([dead link] – Scholar search), The Advocate, retrieved 2008-02-25
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); External link in|format= - ^ a b c Vanessa Ward Hines, "Bestselling author motivates students to find themselves, live passion" The South End (Detroit) April, 2005, p. 1