Chester Aaron

Chester Aaron (born May 9, 1923^[1]) is an American writer.

Early life and education

He was born in Butler, Pennsylvania to Albert and Celia (Charleson) Aaron.

He attended the following schools: Butler Senior High School, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and San Francisco State University.

Career

In addition to his writing, he has worked as a steel worker, an X-ray technician, a college professor, and a garlic farmer.

Works

For young adults:

• Better than Laughter, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1972.
• An American Ghost, illustrations by David Lemon, Harcourt (New York, NY), 1973, reprinted Zumaya Publications. 2011.
• Hello to Bodega, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1976.
• Better than Laughter (with Irmela Brender), illustrations by Willi Glasauer, Beltz & Gelberg (Weinheim, Germany), 1976.
• Spill, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1978.
• Catch Calico!, Dutton (New York, NY), 1979.
• Gideon, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1982.
• Duchess, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1982.
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1985.
• Lackawanna, Lippincott (Philadelphia, PA), 1986.
• Alex, Who Won His War, Walker (New York, NY), 1991.
• In A Race Against Time, illustrations by Willi Glasauer, Beltz & Gelberg (Weinheim, Germany), 1991.
• Willa's Poppy, Zumaya Publications, 2005.
• Home to the Sea, Brown Barn Books, 2008.

For adults:

• The Cowbank, produced at University of California, Berkeley, 1955.
• About Us (autobiographical novel), McGraw (New York, NY), 1967, reprinted, Zumaya Publications. 2012.
• Garlic Is Life: A Memoir with Recipes, Ten Speed Press (Berkeley, CA), 1996.
• The Great Garlic Book, Ten Speed Press (Berkeley, CA), 1997.
• Garlic Kisses, Mostly Garlic Magazine, 2001, reprinted Zumaya Publications, 2004.
• Black and Blue Jew: A Novel, Creative Arts, 2002.
• Whispers, Zumaya Publications, 2004.
• Symptoms of Terminal Passion, El Leon Literary Arts, 2006.
• Murder by Metaphor, Zumaya Publications, 2009.
• 25 Loves, Andrea Young Arts, 2009.
• About Them, El Literary Arts-Manoa Books, 2011.

References

• Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2002. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000000011.