Chester Aaron

Chester Aaron (born May 9, 1923) is 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:

• Better than Laughter, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1972.
• An American Ghost, illustrations by David Lemon, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1973, reprinted Zumaya Publications. 2011.
• Hello to Bodega, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1976.
• Better than Laughter (with Irmela Brender), illustrations by Willi Glasauer, Beltz & Gelberg (Weinheim, Germany), 1976.
• Spill, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1978.
• Catch Calico!, Dutton (New York, NY), 1979.
• Gideon, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1982.
• Duchess, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1982.
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1985.
• Lackawanna, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1986.
• Alex, Who Won His War, Walker (New York, NY), 1991.
• In A Race Against Time, illustrations by Willi Glasauer, Beltz & Gelberg (Weinheim, Germany), 1991.
• Home to the Sea, Brown Barn Books, 2008.
• Willa's Poppy, Zumaya Publications, 2005.

For adults:

• The Cowbank, produced at University of California, Berkeley, 1955.
• About Us (novel) (autobiographical novel), McGraw (New York, NY), 1967, reprinted, Zumaya Publications. 2012.
• Garlic Is Life: A Memoir with Recipes, Ten Speed Press (Berkeley, CA), 1996.
• The Great Garlic Book, Ten Speed Press (Berkeley, CA), 1997.
• Black and Blue Jew: A Novel, Creative Arts, 2002.
• Garlic Kisses, Mostly Garlic Magazine, 2001, reprinted Zumaya Publications, 2004.
• Whispers, Zumaya Publications, 2004.
• Symptoms of Terminal Passion, El Leon Literary Arts, 2006.
• Murder by Metaphor, Zumaya Publications, 2009.
• About Them, El Literary Arts-Manoa Books, 2011.
• 25 Loves, Andrea Young Arts, 2009.

References

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