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About Larry Heinemann
Larry Heinemann was born and raised in Chicago, and served a tour of duty with the 25th Division in Vietnam. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the William Fulbright Scholarship Program. He is the author of three novels: Close Quarters, Paco's Story, and Cooler by the Lake, as well as a memoir about his return visits to Vietnam since 1990, Black Virgin Mountain. His writing has received many honors, including the National Book Award and the Carl Sandburg Award. Mr. Heinemann is the writer-in-residence at Texas A&M University.