CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — (AP) — Randall Kenan, an author whose stories explored the experience of being Black and gay in the American South, has died. He was 57.
The University of North Carolina, where he taught as an English professor, confirmed his death Saturday. A cause was not immediately available.
Kenan grew up in North Carolina and attended UNC as well, receiving his undergraduate degree in 1985.
We are beginning to prepare a tribute celebrating Prof Kenan's life, work, & the lasting impact he has left in the hearts and minds of our ECL community. If you would like to share memories of Prof Kenan or examples of how his work impacted you, post here or email DLC_LAB@unc.edu
— UNC English & Comparative Literature (@UNCECL) August 29, 2020
His 1992 collection of short stories set in the fictional town of Tim’s Creek, North Carolina, Let the Dead Bury Their Dead, received critical acclaim. He also wrote a young adult biography of author James Baldwin.
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