Harris Downey


Harris Downey 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

Lyrics to LSU's Alma Mater

Anthologies

Reviews

Thunder in the Room, by Harris Downey, is a first novel which attempts a Joycean account of a day in the life of some citizens of a Southern capital, but often it seems more like a long afternoon spent in a botanical garden.