Donald Heiney
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Donald Heiney (September 7, 1921 - July 24, 1993) (pronounced /ˈhaɪni/) was a sailor and academic as well as a prolific and inventive writer, using the pseudonym of MacDonald Harris for fiction.
Publishers Weekly has described his work as "known for...metaphysics, hints of magic and the absurd, and a profound preoccupation with the duality of human nature," and the Chicago Tribune Book World called him "a gifted craftsman, a meticulous writer whose powers as a story teller are as compelling as the sexual tensions he imagines."
In 1976, his novel The Balloonist (ISBN 0-380-01739-3) was published, telling the story of a polar expedition, similar to and possibly inspired by the real journey made by S. A. Andrée. This book was nominated for the National Book Award in 1977.
In 1982, he received the Award in Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for the sum of his work; and in 1985, he received a Special Achievement Award from the PEN Los Angeles Center for his novel Tenth (ISBN 0-689-11417-6) [1].
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