Mcfarland, Dennis
MCFARLAND, Dennis
MCFARLAND, Dennis. American, b. 1950. Genres: Novels. Career: Writer. Stanford University, teacher of creative writing, 1981-86; worked as teacher at Goddard College and Emerson College. Publications: The Music Room (novel), 1990; School for the Blind, 1994; A Face at the Window, 1997; Singing Boy (novel), 2001. Contributor to periodicals. Address: 1438 Shrader St., San Francisco, CA 94117, U.S.A.
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