Minnesota author Jon Hassler dies at 74
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Jon Hassler
Beloved Minnesota author Jon Hassler, 74, died early this morning. Hassler, who wrote 21 books in his lifetime, had been working on a novel when MinnPost writer Dave Wood interviewed him last fall. For 13 years, Hassler had been dealing with a Parkinson's-like disease called progressive supranuclear palsy. Here is a statement from St. John's University about Hassler, a former writer-in-residence and alumnus.
Related: Video interview with Gretchen Kresl and Jon Hassler
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Novels
"Staggerford"* (1977)
"Simon's Night" (1979)
"The Love Hunter" (1981)
"A Green Journey"* (1985)
"Grand Opening"* (1987)
"Dear James"* (1993)
"Rookery Blues" (1995)
"North of Hope"* (1996)
"The Dean's List" (1998)
"Underground Christmas" (1998)
"Keepsakes and Other Stories" (1999)
"The Staggerford Flood" (2002)
"The Staggerford Murders" (2004)
"The New Woman" (2005)
Short story collections
"Keepsakes and Other Stories" (2000)
"Rufus at the Door and Other Stories" (2000)
Young adult
"Four Miles to Pinecone" (1977)
"Jemmy" (1980)
Nonfiction
"My Staggerford Journal" (1999)
"Good People ... from an Author's Life" (2001)
"Stories Teachers Tell," with Gretchen Kresl (2004)
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