Rex Burns
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Born
1935 (age 89–90)
Raoul Sehler
1935 (age 89–90)
San Diego, California, U.S.
GenreCrime fiction
Notable worksThe Alvarez Journal
Rex Burns | |
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| Born | Raoul Sehler 1935 (age 89–90) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stanford University University of Minnesota |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Notable works | The Alvarez Journal |
| Notable awards | Edgar Award for best first novel, 1976[1] |
| Website | |
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Rex Burns (born 1935 in San Diego, California), born Raoul Stephen Sehler, is an American author of crime fiction. He has published numerous books, stories, articles, and reviews.
Burns graduated from Stanford University with a degree in English and Creative Writing. He went on to pursue a PhD in American Studies at the University of Minnesota, but his studies were temporarily interrupted by a term in the US Marine Corps, where he rose to the rank of Captain. Until 2000, when he retired, Burns was a professor of American literature at the University of Colorado Denver.[2]
