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David Geherin
Professor
PhD, Purdue, 1970
613F Pray-Harrold Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734.487.0399
david.geherin@emich.edu
Biography:
My area of specialization is 20th-Century British and American fiction. I also have a strong interest in crime and mystery fiction. Among my publications are four books — Sons of Sam Spade, John D. MacDonald, The American Private Eye and Elmore Leonard — on the subject. In addition, I've published essays and articles on other 20th century writers.

Beyond my teaching and writing, I have also served as an editorial advisor for Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers. Since 1987 have served as an editorial advisor for The World Book Encyclopedia, writing, revising, and updating entries on mystery writers for their new editions.

I have been a member of the Honors Program Review Committee.
Courses:
The Reading of Literature
Rome and America
Introduction to Shakespeare
Murder in Literature
Principles of Technical Communication
20th Century British and European Novel
Words and Pictures: Art and Literature
Studies in 20th Century British Fiction
Studies in the Short Story