Glenn Savan (1953 – April 14, 2003) was an American writer best known for White Palace, his 1987 debut novel.[1][2][3] A film adaptation, starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader, was released in 1990.[4]
Biography
editWhite Palace was published in trade paperback by Bantam New Fiction, part of the 1980s trend of editors trying to "find material from which to fashion and refashion quality trade paperback lines."[5]
Savan's second novel, Goldman's Anatomy, was published in 1993.[6][7] The Los Angeles Times called it "long-awaited" and "even more assured" than White Palace.[8] Goldman's Anatomy was inspired in part by Savan's own struggles with degenerative joint ailments and other health issues.[1]
Savan was a native of St. Louis, Missouri, the setting of both of his novels.[9][10][11] He was an alumnus of the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[12] Savan suffered from a degenerative joint disease as well as from Parkinson's disease. He died from a stroke or a heart attack at his home, aged 49.
Books
edit- White Palace (1987)
- Goldman's Anatomy (1993)
References
edit- ^ a b "Glenn Savan, 49, the Author of 'White Palace'". April 17, 2003. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ EMERITUS, ROBERT A. COHN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. "Savan was ad exec, teacher and mentor". St. Louis Jewish Light. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Savan, Glenn (September 1, 1988). White palace. Bantam Books. ISBN 0553344196 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "White Palace (1990)". BFI. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Literature as Life Style : White Palace by Glenn Savan (Bantam New Fiction: $8.95, paperback; 416 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. August 2, 1987. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Goldman's Anatomy by Glenn Savan, Author Doubleday Books $22 (321p) ISBN 978-0-385-42607-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ Writer, Steve Rhodes, Tribune Staff. "SICK THOUGHTS". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Victims of Love : GOLDMAN'S ANATOMY, By Glenn Savan (Doubleday: $22; 321 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. May 30, 1993. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "A St.Louis Ghost: Glenn Savan". September 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "Clipped From St. Louis Post-Dispatch". September 8, 1989. p. 45. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Brennan, Charlie; Garwitz, Bridget; Lattal, Joe (September 29, 2006). Here's where: A Guide to Illustrious St. Louis. Missouri History Museum. ISBN 9781883982577. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sandweiss, Lee Ann (September 27, 2000). Seeking St. Louis: Voices from a River City, 1670-2000. Missouri History Museum. ISBN 9781883982119. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2020 – via Google Books.
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