Parks tim biography of donald

Nationality: English. Born: Manchester, England, 19 December 1954. Education:Cambridge University, B.A. 1977; Harvard University, M.A. 1979. Family: Married Rita Baldassarre in 1979; two sons, one daughter.

Career: Writer, WGBH-Radio, Boston, 1978-79; telephone salesperson in London, England, 1979-81; language teacher in Verona, Italy, 1981; freelance translator in Verona, 1985; lector at University of Verona. Awards: Betty Trask award and Somerset Maugham award, both Society of Authors, both 1986; John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial prize, Book Trust, 1986.

Publications

Novels

Tongues of Flame.New York, Grove Press, 1985.

Loving Roger.New York, Grove Press, 1986.

Home Thoughts.New York, Grove Press, 1987.

Family Planning. New York, Grove Weidenfeld, 1989.

Cara Massimina. London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1990; published asJuggling the Stars. New York, Grove Press, 1993.

Goodness. New York, Grove Weidenfeld, 1991.

Shear. New Yo