Douglas Unger

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As per our current Database, Douglas Unger is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).

🎂 Douglas Unger - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Douglas Unger is 72 years, 5 months and 25 days old. Douglas Unger will celebrate 73rd birthday on a Friday 27th of June 2025. Below we countdown to Douglas Unger upcoming birthday.

🌙 Zodiac

Douglas Unger’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Douglas Unger was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.

About

An American fiction Writer, he is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-nominated debut novel, Leaving the Land. His other works include Looking for War (a 2004 short story collection) and Voices from Silence (a 1995 novel).

Before Fame

After graduating from the University of Chicago and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he worked as an Editor for several prominent literary journals.

Trivia

He taught creative writing at both Syracuse University and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Family Life

He was born in Idaho. He later married Amy Burk Unger.

Associated With

He and Ann Patchett both attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

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