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Robert Coover

Robert Coover (1932—2024) was the author of Huck Out West, among many other works of fiction. He was a pioneer in the field of electronic writing, and founded the International Writers Project, a freedom-to-write program, at Brown University.

Robert Coover

Robert Coover (1932—2024) was the author of Huck Out West, among many other works of fiction. He was a pioneer in the field of electronic writing, and founded the International Writers Project, a freedom-to-write program, at Brown University.

Awards

Shortlisted — Western Writers of America Spur Award, 2018

Books by Robert Coover

  • Huck Out West: A Novel

    Robert Coover

    Hardback, 2017

  • Huck Out West: A Novel

    Robert Coover

    Paperback, 2018

    "An audacious and revisionary sequel to Twain’s masterpiece. It is both true to the spirit of Twain and quintessentially Cooveresque." —Times Literary Supplement
  • Going For a Beer: Selected Short Fictions

    Robert Coover

    Hardback, 2018

    A collection of the best short fictions from the grandmaster of postmodernism.
  • Going For a Beer: Selected Short Fictions

    Robert Coover

    Paperback, 2019

    “A mixtape of variations and a fugue on time from a postmodern master.… Familiar tales and conventional genres are made new, tinged with shuddering wonder and titillating humor.” —Yu-Yun Hsieh, The...
  • Huck Out West: A Novel

    Robert Coover

    E Book, 2017

    "An audacious and revisionary sequel to Twain’s masterpiece. It is both true to the spirit of Twain and quintessentially Cooveresque." —Times Literary Supplement
  • Going For a Beer: Selected Short Fictions

    Robert Coover

    E Book, 2018

    “A mixtape of variations and a fugue on time from a postmodern master.… Familiar tales and conventional genres are made new, tinged with shuddering wonder and titillating humor.” —Yu-Yun Hsieh, The...