Klein, Richard

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KLEIN, Richard

KLEIN, Richard. American, b. 1941. Genres: Food and Wine. Career: Yale University, New Haven, CT, instructor, 1966-68; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, assistant professor, 1968-74, director of the graduate program in Paris, 1973-74; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, associate professor, 1974-87, professor, 1988-, director of the Cornell in Paris program, 1986-87 and 1990-91, director of Cornell Abroad, 1990-91. Publications: Cigarettes Are Sublime, 1993; Eat Fat, 1996; Jewelry Talks, 2001. Contributor of articles to periodicals and academic journals. Address: Department of Romance Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, U.S.A.