Robert O. Bowen

Robert Owen Bowen (born May 7, 1920 in Bridgeport, Connecticut; died June 9, 2003 in Anchorage, Alaska) was an American novelist and essayist.

Early life

Bowen served in the United States Navy in the Philippines during World War II and was discharged as a Weapons Technician (Third Class Petty Officer).

Works

Novels

• The Weight of the Cross (1951, novel)
• Bamboo (1953, novel)
• Sidestreets (1953, novel)
• Strangers (1956, novel)
• Trapper's Peak (1958, novel)

Essays

• Practical Prose Studies (1956, collection of essays)
• The New Professor (1956, collection of essays)
• The Truth about Communism (1962, collection of essays)
• The College Style Manual (1963, collection of essays)
• Alaskan Dictionary (1966, collection of travel articles)

Other works

• The Beacon Annual (1958, collection of short fiction)
• Mountain Child (1959, play)

Later life

Bowen is buried at Fort Richardson National Cemetery in Fort Richardson, Anchorage Borough, Alaska.

External links

• Robert O. Bowen at Find a Grave
• The Quan PITTSBURGH, PA — SEPTEMBER, 2006 Death notice on page 16