David Leavitt

David Leavitt

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1961 -

Occupation

Writer

Description

Notable for novels 'Lost Language of Cranes' (1986), which has been made into a film; 'While England Sleeps' (1993); 'The Page Turner' (1998), also made into a film; and 'Martin Baumann' (2000). Recent book is 'The Two Hotel Francforts' (2013). Controversy after charged with plagiarism in 1994. Member of the Creative Writing faculty at the University of Florida. Editor of the literary journal 'Subtropics'.

See Also

• LGBTQ Romance Writers
• The Violet Quill Author's Group
• Literary Critics and Editors Who Identify as LGBTQ
• Teachers of Creative Writing Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.english.ufl.edu/faculty/dleavitt/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/books/review/the-two-hotel-francforts-by-david-leavitt.html?_r=0
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/334134/David-Leavitt

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