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Оглавление | 2. | Tom Franklin: Life & Works |
Thomas Gerald Franklin (* 1963)
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| YEAR | PLACE | EVENT | AGE |
| 1963 | Dickinson, Alabama | Born on 7th of July in the tiny community (400–500 citizens), Franklin grew up as a huge fan of comic books and pulp fiction (science fiction, horror, fantasy, Tarzan stories, etc.) and was not a good student at school. | Up to age 18 |
| 1981 | Mobile, Alabama | The family moved, and Franklin attended the University of South Alabama, where he worked many menial jobs and took nine years to graduate. | 18 |
| 1994 | Selma, Alabama | Taught for a year at the famous all-black Selma University. | 31 |
| 1998 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | He graduated from the University of Arkansas with an M.F.A. after four years which he really enjoyed, during which he also met his future wife Beth Ann. | 35 |
| 1999 | | First work published, the story collection Poachers | 36 |
| 2003 | | First novel published, Hell at the Breech | 40 |
| 2006 | | Smonk is published, cementing his reputation as a regional writer | 43 |
| 2010 | | Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is published to widespread acclaim and great commercial success | 47 |
| 2013 | | The Titled World is published, a novel Franklin co-wrote with his wife | 50 |
| 2017 | | Tom Franklin is currently an associate professor at the University of Mississippi. | 54 |
