Joseph Blotner (1923-2012) was professor emeritus of English at the University of Michigan and author of several books, including Robert Penn Warren: A Biography, The Modern American Political Novel, and The Fiction of J. D. Salinger. His work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Yale Review, American Literature, and elsewhere.
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