- Bill Barich
Bill Barich (born 1943 in Winona,
Minnesota ) is an American writer. He grew up onLong Island before graduating fromColgate University . Subsequently, he served in the U.S.Peace Corps in easternNigeria (Biafra), then settled in northernCalifornia where many of his books are set. He published "Laughing in the Hills", his first book, a classic account of racetrack life, in 1980. William Shawn, editor of "The New Yorker ", ran a two-part excerpt from the book and appointed Barich a staff writer. His contributions over the next fifteen years fall into three categories: travel and the sporting life; reportage; and short fiction. "Traveling Light", his account of a sojourn abroad inItaly andEngland , appeared in 1984, after which he won aGuggenheim Fellowship in Fiction. [cite web| title =1984 U.S. and Canadian Fellows| publisher =Guggenheim Foundation| url =http://www.gf.org/84fellow.html| accessdate = 2007-08-15] His other books include "Hard to Be Good" (stories); "Big Dreams: Into the Heart of California" (travel); "Carson Valley" (novel); "Crazy for Rivers" (angling/autobiography); and "A Fine Place to Daydream" (travel/racing). Barich's work has been included in "Best American Short Stories" and many other anthologies. In addition to "The New Yorker", he has contributed to "Esquire ", "Sports Illustrated ", "American Poetry Review ", "Salon ", "Narrative", and other magazines and journals, and he is a Literary Laureate of theSan Francisco Public Library . He currently lives inDublin, Ireland .References
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