Katherine Dunn is a novelist, journalist, book reviewer, and poet from Portland, Oregon. She was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1945. She went to high school in Tigard, Oregon, and later attended Reed College in Portland. A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. ... State nickname: Beaver State Official languages None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) Senators Ron Wyden (D) Gordon Smith (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 2. ... Kansas City is a city and county seat of Wyandotte County, Kansas; it is part of the Unified Government which also includes Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. ... State nickname: The Sunflower State Official languages None Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D) Senators Sam Brownback (R) Pat Roberts (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 15th 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² 0. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... High school is the name used for the last segment of compulsory education in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan (Republic of China), the United Kingdom and the United States. ... Tigard (pronounced TIE-gurd) is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ... Reed College is a liberal arts college with 1341 students as of the fall of 2004 (45% men and 55% women), located in Portland, Oregon in the Eastmoreland neighborhood. ...

She was finalist nominee for the National Book Award for her novel "Geek Love" in 1989. Her published works include: the novels "Truck" and "Attic", "Death Scenes" (a book of homicide photography), the humourous "Slice Book" which contains her collected newspaper columns, "3 Day Fox" - poetry collection, and numerous articles for Playboy, Vogue, and the L.A. Times. Dunn is also an editor and contributor for the online boxing magazine cyberboxingzone.com. The National Book Awards is the most important literary prize in the United States, presented annually for the best books by living U.S. citizens published in the U.S. The awards have been presented since 1950 in at least one category, and is presently awarded in each of four... Geek Love is a novel by Katherine Dunn and first published in 1983. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Classic Playboy logo. ... For other meanings, see vogue. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ...

External links

• 1989 Audio Interview with Katherine Dunn - RealAudio