Biography of jon hassler

Jon Hassler March 30, — March 20, was an American writer and teacher known for his novels about small-town life in Minnesota. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Jon Hassler was born in Minneapolis , but spent his formative years in the small Minnesota towns of Staples and Plainview , where he graduated from high school. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from St.

John's University in While teaching English at three different Minnesota high schools, he received his Master of Arts degree in English from the University of North Dakota in It caused vision and speech problems, as well as difficulty walking, but he was able to continue writing. He was reported to have finished a novel just days before his death.

Hassler died in , at the age of 74, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Biography [ edit ]. Works [ edit ].

Biography of jon hassler

Novels [ edit ]. Short story collections [ edit ]. Nonfiction [ edit ]. Children's literature [ edit ]. Anthologized stories [ edit ]. Adaptations [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. USA Today. Retrieved June 15, Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Became a professor of literature and creative writing, and also a writer-in-residence, at St.

Is divorced, the father of 3 adult children, and lives in Minneapolis with his new wife, Gretchen, to whom he dedicated Dear James. Says that writing cannot be taught even though he taught writing. He learned to write from John Cheever by reading John Cheever. He also admires Richard Hugo.