Nicholas Rinaldi

Nicholas Rinaldi (1934[1] – May 27, 2020[2]) was an American poet and novelist.

Nicholas Rinaldi
Born	1934 (1934) Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died	May 27, 2020(2020-05-27) (aged 85–86) Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Fordham University
Spouse	Jackie
Children	4
Website
www.nicholasrinaldi.net

Biography

Rinaldi was the author of four novels and three collections of poetry. His poems and fiction won numerous awards, and he was honored as the 2007 Artist of the Year by the Fairfield Arts Council.[3]

Rinaldi earned a doctorate from Fordham University and taught courses in literature and creative writing at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. He lived in Bridgeport, Connecticut with his wife Jackie, a literary critic. Rinaldi had four children.[4] He died from the coronavirus.

Bibliography

Poetry collections

• The Resurrection of the Snails (1977, J F Blair, ISBN 0-89587-002-9)
• We Have Lost Our Fathers (1982, University Press of Florida, ISBN 0-8130-0692-9)
• The Luftwaffe in Chaos (1985 Negative Capability Press, ISBN 0-942544-04-8)

Novels

• Bridge Fall Down (1985) — (St Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-09550-3)
• The Jukebox Queen of Malta (1999) — (Bantam, ISBN 0-593-04420-7)
• Between Two Rivers (2004) — (HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-057876-9)
• The Remarkable Courtship of General Tom Thumb (2015) - (Scribner, ISBN 1476727325)

References

1. Library of Congress online
2. Roberts, Sam (2020-06-11). "Nicholas Rinaldi, Writer of Character-Rich Novels, Dies at 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
3. "Fairfield Art Council names Fairfield professor Artist of the Year - News". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
4. "Sobel Weber Associates, Inc. - Featured Books". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2007-12-21.

External links

• Fairfield University Profile
• www.nicholasrinaldi.net Author's website
• NPR's Jon Kalish interview with Nicholas Rinaldi