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  <name><![CDATA[David Leavitt]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Leavitt is a graduate of Yale University and a professor at the University of Florida, where he is the co-director of the creative writing program. He is also the editor of &lt;i&gt;Subtropics&lt;/i&gt; magazine, The University of Florida's literary review. 

Leavitt, who is openly gay, has frequently explored gay issues in his work. He divides his time between Florida and Tuscany, Italy.
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  <title><![CDATA[The Lost Language of Cranes: A Novel]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Indian Clerk]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Family Dancing: Stories]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Leavitt]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[While England Sleeps]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Arkansas: Three Novellas]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Page Turner]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Equal Affections: A Novel]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Place I've Never Been]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Leavitt]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Martin Bauman: or, A Sure Thing]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Leavitt]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Body of Jonah Boyd]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Leavitt]]></name>
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