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Popular As | Charles R. Johnson |
Occupation | Novelist |
Age | 75 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Born | April 23, 1948 (Evanston, IL) |
Birthday | April 23 |
Town/City | Evanston, IL |
Nationality | IL |
Charles R. Johnson’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Charles R. Johnson was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
A prominent African-American author and scholar, he is best known for his novels, Dreamer (1998) and Middle Passage (1990), which detail black life in America. His other works include such non-fiction titles as The Joy of Being Buddhist: Dharma Essays and Stories and Black Men Speaking.
He studied journalism at Southern Illinois University and SUNY-Stony Brook. He also worked as a political Cartoonist.
He was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
He was born in Evanston, Illinois. He later taught for many years at the University of Washington.
He and Paul Foster have both received Guggenheim fellowships.