Harris Downey (born May 12, 1907 Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 1979) was an American short story writer and novelist.
Life He graduated from Louisiana State University with a B.A. and M.A. He Served in the Air Force. He taught at Louisiana State University, where he knew Lyle Saxon.
His work appeared in Epoch, Prairie Schooner. Kenyon Review,
Awards 1951 O. Henry Award
Works
Novels
Short fiction + Title Publication Collected in "Mr. Todd" The Antioch Review (Winter 1948) - "A Way of Resentment" Epoch (Fall 1948) - "The Harmless Story" Prairie Schooner (Fall 1949) - "The Mulhausen Girls" Virginia Quarterly Review (Winter 1949) Prize Stories of 1949 "Caught" Accent: A Quarterly of New Literature (Spring 1950) - "The Hunters" Epoch (Summer 1950) Best American Short Stories 1951 "Night Side" The Antioch Review (Spring 1952) - "Crispin's Way" Epoch (Fall 1952) Best American Short Stories 1953 "The Clown" Epoch (Fall 1954) - "The Hobo" Virginia Quarterly Review (Autumn 1955) Best American Short Stories 1956 "The Song" Prairie Schooner (Fall 1956) Best American Short Stories 1957 "The Actress" Prairie Schooner (Spring 1957) - "The Dance in the Attic" Epoch (Winter 1957) - "The Rifle" Southwest Review (Summer 1959) - "The Hand and Head of Molly Glass" The Kenyon Review (Spring 1961) - "Grandfather, We Hear You!" Epoch (Fall 1961) - "The Vicar-General and the Wide Night" The Southern Review (Winter 1965) Best American Short Stories 1965 "The Cuckoo's Nest" The Southern Review (Summer 1966) - "Polly" The Southern Review (Spring 1968) - "Portrait of a Professor" The Southern Review (Summer 1970) - "Silversleeve's Love Affair" The Southern Review (Summer 1972) - "A Religious Happening" Michigan Quarterly Review (Summer 1973) -
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