John Crowley
John Crowley published his first novel The Deep in 1975, and his twelfth novel, Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr , in 2017. In 1992 he received the Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. In 2006 he was awarded the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. He has been nominated for the American Book Award and is the recipient of an Ingram Merrill Foundation grant. He taught creative writing at Yale University from...See more
John Crowley published his first novel The Deep in 1975, and his twelfth novel, Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr , in 2017. In 1992 he received the Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. In 2006 he was awarded the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. He has been nominated for the American Book Award and is the recipient of an Ingram Merrill Foundation grant. He taught creative writing at Yale University from 1993 until his retirement in 2018. See less
John Crowley's Featured Books
John Crowley book reviews
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Engine Summer
An unsung 'classic'
by JHWeiss, May 21, 2009
One of Crowley's first books and one of his best. Imagine! A future that's not a gritty doom 'n gloomer!
You'd like to live there, too. Read More
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Little Big
A Fairy Tale for Grownups
Nothing I'm about to say is intended to reflect disrespect for the mammoth achievements of Tolkien and the many others who have enriched our culture with their imaginations, but have you noticed that ... Read More