Lawrence Sutin

Lawrence Sutin (born October 12, 1951) is the author of two memoirs, two biographies, a novel and a work of history.

Lawrence Sutin
Lawrence Sutin at a public reading at Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis
Born (1951-10-12) October 12, 1951
Saint Paul, Minnesota
OccupationAuthor, Erasure (artform) Artist
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A., University of Michigan Law Degree, Harvard Law
Genrememoir, biography, novel, history
Notable worksDivine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick, Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance, A Postcard Memoir, All Is Change: The Two-Thousand Year Journey of Buddhism to the West, When to Go Into the Water
SpouseMab Nulty
ChildrenSarah Santosa, Brennan Vance (stepson), Ceallaigh Anderson (stepdaughter), Ansel Santosa (son-in-law)
RelativesJack Sutin (father), Rochelle Sutin (mother)
Website
www.lawrencesutin.com

History of works

Sutin's debut book was Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick.[1] He subsequently edited two volumes of writings by Dick, In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis and The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings.

Sutin then served as editor, interviewer and author for Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance, about his parents' experiences in Jewish partisan units in wartime Poland.[2]

Sutin's second biography was Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley.

Sutin has also published A Postcard Memoir, a set of interlocking short pieces each faced by a vintage postcard image from the author's collection.[2]

His next work was All Is Change: The Two-Thousand Year Journey of Buddhism to the West.[3]

Most recently, Sutin has published a novel, When To Go Into the Water.[4]

Erasure art

Sutin creates erasure books with collaged and altered texts; excerpts from these have been published online in the literary journals WaterStone and Sleet,[5] and are also on view at his website.[6]

Professional

Sutin was a full professor in the M.F.A. and M.L.S. programs at the Hamline University Creative Writing Program in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1] He retired from Hamline in 2015. He was also a faculty member of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He retired from Vermont College in 2016.

Bibliography
  • Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick (1989(REV.2005))
  • In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis (editor)(1991)
  • Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance (1995)
  • The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings (editor)(1996)
  • Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley (2000)
  • A Postcard Memoir (2000)
  • All Is Change: The Two-Thousand Year Journey of Buddhism to the West (2006)
  • When To Go Into the Water (2009)


References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2010-03-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1555973043
  3. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316741566
  4. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1932511725
  5. http://www.sleetmagazine.com/selected/sutin_interview_v4n2.html
  6. http://lawrencesutin.com/erasure
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