O'Rourke, William

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O'ROURKE, William

O'ROURKE, William. American, b. 1945. Genres: Novels, Civil liberties/ Human rights, Social commentary. Career: Rutgers University, Newark, assistant professor, 1975-78; Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, assistant professor, 1978-81; University of Notre Dame, IN, professor, 1981-. Publications: The Harrisburg 7 and the New Catholic Left, 1972; On the Job: Fiction about Work, 1977; Signs of the Literary Times: Essays, Reviews, Profiles 1970-1992, 1993; Campaign America '96: The View from the Couch, 1997; Campaign America 2000: The View from the Couch, 2001. NOVELS: The Meekness of Isaac, 1974; Idle Hands, 1981; Criminal Tendencies, 1987; Notts, 1996. Address: Dept of English, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, U.S.A. Online address: O'[email protected]

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