Peter Straub at the University of South Florida on February 15, 2007

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Education and literary career

Straub earned an honors B.A. in English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1965, and a MA at Columbia University a year later. He briefly taught English at his alma mater, the University School of Milwaukee, then moved to Dublin, Ireland, in 1969 to work on a Ph.D., and to start writing professionally.^[1] University of Wisconsin redirects here. ... Alma Mater Columbia University in the City of New York is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... Alma mater is Latin for nourishing mother. It was used in ancient Rome as a title for the mother goddess, and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary. ... The University School of Milwaukee (USM) is a small, private pre-kindergarten through secondary preparatory school located on 123 acres in River Hills and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ...

After mixed success with two attempts at literary mainstream novels in the mid-1970s (Marriages and Under Venus - the latter not even published until he had gained fame as a horror writer), Straub dabbled in the supernatural for the first time with Julia (1976). He then wrote If You Could See Me Now (1977), and came to widespread public attention with his fifth novel, Ghost Story (1979), which was a critical success and was later loosely adapted into a 1981 film starring Fred Astaire. Several horror novels followed, with growing success, including The Talisman and Black House, two fantasy-horror collaborations with Straub's long-time friend and fellow author Stephen King. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... If You Could See Me Now is Peter Straubs third published novel and second work of gothic or horror fiction. ... Ghost Story is a famous horror novel by Peter Straub that was published in 1979 by Coward, McCann Geoghegan. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... The Talisman is a 1983 fantasy novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub. ... Black House is a novel by horror writers Stephen King and Peter Straub. ... Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of over 200 stories including over 50 bestselling horror novels. ...

After a fallow period, Straub re-emerged in 1988 with Koko, a nonsupernatural (though horrific) Vietnam novel. Koko was followed in the early '90s by the related novels Mystery and The Throat, which together with Koko make up the "Blue Rose Trilogy". These complex and intertwined novels extended Straub's explorations into metafiction and unreliable narrators. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Koko is horror thriller novel written by Peter Straub and first published 1988 in the US by EP Dutton, New York, and in Great Britain by Viking. ... Look up metafiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Illustration by Gustave Doré for Baron Münchhausen: tall tales, such as those of the Baron, often feature unreliable narrators. ...

Straub followed 1996's ambitious mainstream thriller The Hellfire Club, which applied the lessons learned in the Blue Rose period to a more overtly gothic plot, with Mr. X, dealing with a doppelgänger theme. In 2001, Straub and King reteamed for Black House, a loose sequel to The Talisman tying that book in with King's Dark Tower Series. 2003 saw the publication of a new Straub novel Lost Boy, Lost Girl followed by the related In the Night Room (2004). Both of these novels won Stoker awards. For other uses, see Doppelgänger (disambiguation). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Dark Tower painting by Michael Whelan The Dark Tower is a series of seven books by American writer Stephen King that tells the tale of lead character Roland Deschains quest for the Dark Tower. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Straub edited the Library of America volume of the Tales of H.P. Lovecraft. His novel Mr. X also paid tribute to Lovecraft, as the eponymous Mr. X wrote in a similar style. Volumes in the Library of America series The Library of America (LoA) is a nonprofit publisher of classic American literature. ... Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three genres within single narratives. ...

Straub has also published several books of poetry. My Life in Pictures appeared in 1971 as part of a series of six poetry pamphlets Straub published with his friend Thomas Tessier under the Seafront Press imprint while living in Dublin. In 1972 the more substantial chapbook Ishmael was published by Turret Books in London. Straub's third book of poetry, Open Air, appeared later that same year from Irish University Press. The collection Leeson Park and Belsize Square: Poems 1970 - 1975 was published by Underwood-Miller in October 1983. This collection reprints much of Ishmael along with previously uncollected poems, but none of the poems from Open Air.

Significant detail about the two collaborations with King may be found at http://www.horrorking.com. A critical essay on Straub's horror work can be found in S. T. Joshi's book The Modern Weird Tale (2001). At the Foot of the Story Tree, by Bill Sheehan, discusses Straub's work before 2000. Sunanda Tryambak Joshi (b. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

Rumors continue to circulate that King and Straub may collaborate on a final novel, finishing the tale of Jack Sawyer and the Talisman. King himself has stated in an interview that there will be such a novel sometime in the future.

Bibliography

• 1971: My Life in Pictures (Poems)
• 1972: Ishmael (Poems)
• 1972: Open Air (Poems)
• 1973: Marriages
• 1976: Julia
• 1977: If You Could See Me Now
• 1979: Ghost Story
• 1980: Shadowland
• 1983: Floating Dragon
• 1983: Leeson Park and Belsize Square: Poems 1970 - 1975
• 1984: The Talisman (with Stephen King)
• 1984: Wild Animals (collects Julia, If You Could See Me Now, and Under Venus)
• 1985: Under Venus
• 1988: Koko - World Fantasy Award (1989)
• 1990: Mystery
• 1990: Houses Without Doors
• 1993: The Throat - Bram Stoker Award (1993)
• 1995: The Hellfire Club
• 1999: Mr. X - Bram Stoker Award (1999)
• 2000: Magic Terror
• 2001: Black House (with Stephen King)
• 2003: lost boy lost girl - Bram Stoker Award (2003)
• 2004: In The Night Room - Bram Stoker Award (2004)
• 2006: Sides (collection of non-fiction essays) (Cemetery Dance Publications, 2007) ISBN 1-58767-165-4
• 2007: 5 Stories

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See also

• Doppelgänger

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External links

• Official Web Site
• Audio Interviews by Don Swaim
• Peter Straub/Stephen King
• Database containing descriptive bibliography, publishing history, reviews, and literary criticism of King and Straub's The Talisman
• 1983, 1984, 1990 audio interviews with Peter Straub at Wired for Books.org by Don Swaim
• Genealogy of Peter Francis Straub