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P. F. Kluge

P.F. Kluge
Born
Paul Frederick Kluge

1942 (age 82–83)
New Jersey, U.S.
Pen nameP.F. Kluge
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materKenyon College (BA)

Paul Frederick Kluge (born 1942; pronounced Klew-GEE[1]) is an American novelist.

Kluge was raised in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey,[1] and graduated from Jonathan Dayton High School, where he served as editor of the school paper.[2] He graduated from Kenyon College in Gambier in 1964 and has taught creative writing there. He served in the Peace Corps until 1969 in Micronesia, after receiving a doctoral degree from the University of Chicago in 1967.[2]

He is the author of several novels, including Eddie and the Cruisers, Biggest Elvis: A Novel (1997), A Season for War, MacArthur's Ghost, The Day I Die: A Novel of Suspense, Gone Tomorrow (2008), A Call from Jersey (2010), and The Master Blaster (2012). Kluge's oeuvre has been the subject of an entry in the Dictionary of Literary Biography.[3]

Kluge's non-fiction work Alma Mater: A College Homecoming (1995) chronicles Kluge's time as a student and teacher at Kenyon College. The Edge of Paradise: America in Micronesia (1991) describes Kluge's return to Micronesia and his observations on how the American presence has affected the islands.

Two of Kluge's works have been made into films: Eddie and the Cruisers, based on his novel of the same name, and Dog Day Afternoon, based on a Life magazine article Kluge wrote with Thomas Moore entitled "The Boys in the Bank."[4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Zatzariny, Tim. "On The Road Again; Eddie and the Cruisers Makes Another Comeback", The Press of Atlantic City, June 27, 2000. Accessed August 29, 2025. "The novel, by northern New Jersey native P.F. Kluge (pronounced Klew-GEE), was published in 1980 to generally good reviews.... Kluge, 58, grew up in Berkeley Heights, Union County."
  2. ^ a b "Area Man Receives Doctorate", Courier News, May 18, 1967. Accessed August 29, 2025, via Newspapers.com. "Berkeley Heights - Paul Frederick Kluge received his doctorate with honors Saturday from the University of Chicago and leaves next month for Peace Corps duty in Micronesia. The son of Walter Kluge of 32 Hilltop Ave. and the late Mrs. Maria Kluge, he is a graduate of Berkeley Heights schools and Jonathan Dayton Regional High School, editor-in-chief of the high school newspaper."
  3. ^ Dictionary of Literary Biography
  4. ^ Kluge, P.F; Moore, Thomas (September 22, 1972). "The Boys in the Bank". LIFE. Vol. 73, no. 12. p. 66.
  5. ^ "Homosexual robs bank, asks release of 'wife'". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 23, 1972. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Robber killed, 7 bank hostages freed". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. August 23, 1972. p. 1.
  7. ^ "FBI kills man, frees 7". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. August 23, 1972. p. 2. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022.
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