David Rhodes (author)


David Rhodes is an American novelist. He has published five novels. The most recent, Jewelweed, was published in 2013.

Biography

Rhodes grew up outside Des Moines, Iowa.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marlboro College in 1969 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from The Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1971. He published The Last Fair Deal Going Down, The Easter House, Rock Island Line, Driftless, and Jewelweed.
In 1977, Rhodes suffered a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down. Driftless was his first book since his return to publishing.
Rhodes lives with his wife, Edna, in rural Wonewoc, Wisconsin.

Works