Raymond DeCapite

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Raymond DeCapite was born in Cleveland in 1924. His published novels were The Coming of Fabrizze, A Lost King (both due to be republished by Kent State University Press in early 2010), Pat the Lion on the Head, Go Very Highly Trippingly To and Fro, and The Stretch Run. He wrote three plays: Sparky And Company, Things Left Standing, and Where The Trains Go. He was a recipient of the Cleveland Arts Prize, the Ohioana Award, and the Cleveland Critics' Circle Award. Mr. DeCapite died in July 2009.

THE BOILERMAKERS - A never-published short story by Raymond DeCapite, written in the late 1990s.

REVIEWS AND ARTICLES

CLEVELAND March 2010
NORTHERN OHIO LIVE July 2003
PARMA SUN POST 18 Jan 2001
CLEVELAND SCENE 12 Oct 2000
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 27 Mar 2000
KIRKUS REVIEWS 01 Sep 1995
CLEVELAND FREE TIMES July 1996
NORTHERN OHIO LIVE Apr 1984
OHIOANA QUARTERLY - 1980
OHIOANA QUARTERLY - 1962
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE BOOK REVIEW 31 Dec 1961
NEW YORK TIMES 29 Oct 1961
SATURDAY REVIEW OF LITERATURE 30 Sep 1961
HERALD TRIBUNE DAILY BOOK REVIEW 25 Sep 1961
HERALD TRIBUNE Apr 1961
NEW YORK TIMES 08 Apr 1960

WORKS

	The Coming of Fabrizze by Raymond DeCapite $19.95 Available from Black Squirrel Books Also Available at Amazon.com
	A Lost King by Raymond DeCapite $19.95 Available from Black Squirrel Books Also Available at Amazon.com
	Go Very Highly Trippingly To and Fro and The Stretch Run by Raymond DeCapite $14.95
	Pat the Lion on the Head by Raymond DeCapite $9.00 Available at Amazon.com
	The Italian American Reader Edited by Bill Tonelli Available at Amazon.com