Jack Barry Ludwig(August 30, 1922 – February 12, 2018)[1]was a Canadian-born American-resident novelist, short story writer, and sportswriter.[2]
Jack Ludwig | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jack Barry Ludwig 30 August 1922 Winnipeg,Manitoba |
| Died | 12 February 2018(aged 95) |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Education | University of Manitoba University of California, Los Angeles |
| Period | 1960s–1970s |
| Genre | novels,short stories,non-fiction |
| Notable works | Above Ground,The Great American Spectaculars: The Kentucky Derby, Mardi Gras, and Other Days of Celebration |
Born and raised in theJewish Canadiancommunity ofWinnipeg,Manitoba,[3]Ludwig was educated at theUniversity of Manitoba,graduating with aBachelor of Artsin 1944, and theUniversity of California, Los Angeles,earning his Ph.D. in 1953.[3]He remained a resident of the United States for most of his adult life, holding teaching positions at institutions such as theUniversity of Minnesotaand theState University of New York at Stony Brook.He was a friend and acolyte ofSaul Bellowearly in his career, although this relationship was damaged by hisextramarital affairwith Bellow's then-wife Sondra;[4]He was the basis of the character Valentine Gersbach in Bellow's novelHerzog.[4]
Ludwig's novels includeConfusions(1963),Above Ground(1968), andA Woman of Her Age(1973).Above Ground,a thinly veiled response to his portrayal inHerzog,[4]was later reprinted as part ofMcClelland & Stewart'sNew Canadian Libraryseries. He also published numerous short stories in literary magazines,[5]although he never published a collection of his short stories in book form.
Ludwig was well regarded for his journalism, which concentrated almost exclusively onsportswritingfollowing the publication ofHockey Night in Moscowin 1972,[3]and the subject of a chapter inGraeme Gibson's 1973 non-fiction workEleven Canadian Novelists.
Works
edit- Confusions(1963)
- Above Ground(1968)
- Hockey Night in Moscow(1972)
- A Woman of Her Age(1973)
- The Great Hockey Thaw; or, The Russians Are Here!(1974)
- Five Ring Circus: The Montreal Olympics(1976)
- Games of Fear and Winning: Sports with an Inside View(1976)
- The Great American Spectaculars: The Kentucky Derby, Mardi Gras, and Other Days of Celebration(1976)
References
edit- ^"Deaths: Jack Ludwig"Archived2018-09-16 at theWayback Machine.The Globe and Mail,February 14, 2018.
- ^Jack LudwigatEncyclopædia Britannica.
- ^abc"Jack Ludwig, 95, was an author best known for his sports journalism".The Globe and Mail,March 14, 2018.
- ^abc"Bellow's Emulators"ArchivedApril 22, 2014, at theWayback Machine.The Walrus,November 8, 2010.
- ^"Jewish Writing".The Canadian Encyclopedia.