Jim Harrison

Jim Harrison was an American novelist and poet. During his life, he published over three dozen books in multiple genres while also writing literary criticism, screenplays, book reviews, and more. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy of novellas, Legends of the Fall which were later made into movies. In his career, he received many awards and accolades for his work including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Mark Twain award, and later was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Letters. Harrison grew up in Michigan and later attended Michigan State University where he received a BA and MA in comparative literature. He would marry his with and have two daughters during this time. Harrison passed away in March of 2016 after a hear attack. Legends of the Fall is Harrison’s epic tale of three brothers fighting for justice in the world. The book takes place across the globe from early twentieth-century Montana to the battlefields of World War I and back to Montana. The book is famous for painting an portrait of the twentieth century man and the levels that he would go to when he felt his life or goal was threatened.