Tharp, Tim 1957–

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Tharp, Tim 1957–

PERSONAL: Born 1957, in Henryetta, OK. Education: University of Oklahoma, B.A.; Brown University, M.F.A.

ADDRESSES: HomeOklahoma City, OK. E-mail[email protected].

CAREER: Oklahoma State University—Okmulgee, Okmulgee, former teacher of communications; Rose State College, Midwest City, OK, faculty member.

AWARDS, HONORS: National Fiction Prize, Milkweed Editions, 1999, for Falling Dark.

WRITINGS:

Falling Dark (novel), Milkweed Editions (Minneapolis, MN), 1999.

Knights of the Hill Country (juvenile fiction), Knopf (New York, NY), 2006.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 2, 2000, review of Falling Dark.

New York Times Book Review, December 19, 1999, review of Falling Dark, p. 22.

Publishers Weekly, August 30, 1999, review of Falling Dark, p. 47.

San Francisco Chronicle, February 13, 2000, review of Falling Dark.