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Writer. Alma mater. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Genre. African-American literature. Gay literature. Notable works. A Visitation of Spirits (1989); Let the Dead Bury Their Dead (1992) Randall Kenan (March 12, 1963 – August 28, 2020) [1] was an American author.
- March 12, 1963, New York City, U.S.
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Writer
- A Visitation of Spirits (1989); Let the Dead Bury Their Dead (1992)
Sep 15, 2020 · Randall Kenan, an award-winning gay Black writer whose fiction, set largely in a North Carolina hamlet similar to the one in which he grew up, blended myth, magic, mysticism and realism, was...
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Aug 29, 2020 · CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Randall Kenan, an author whose stories explored the experience of being Black and gay in the American South, has died. He was 57. The University of North Carolina, where Kenan taught as an English professor, confirmed his death on Saturday.
Sep 16, 2020 · Where our knowledge fails, Kenan advocates for turning to faith. Consider the short story “Resurrection Hardware; or, Lard & Promises,” published in his most recent collection. A meta-fictional tale about a writer named Randall, the story revolves around the history of Randall’s North Carolina house.
Aug 31, 2020 · Acclaimed Author, UNC Professor Randall Kenan Dies at 57. Through his writing, Kenan chronicled the Black gay experience in the South. Neal Broverman. August 31 2020 4:02 PM EST. Randall...
Kenan, who was 57, was found dead in his home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, late last week. Raised in rural Duplin County in eastern North Carolina, a place where his family had deep roots—the...
Aug 30, 2020 · Randall Kenan, an author whose stories explored the experience of being Black and gay in the American South, has died. He was 57. The University of North Carolina, where Kenan taught as an...
