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'''Ron Hansen''' (born [[December 8]], [[1947]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[novel]]ist, [[essay]]ist, and [[Professor#North American|professor]].

==Biography==
[[Image:Assassination jesse.JPG|thumb|''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' (1983). Arrow 1997 paperback edition. 304 pages]]

(contracted; show full)ansen has published numerous [[Short story|short stories]] in literary magazines nationwide. His first book was ''Desperadoes'' (1979), a [[Western (genre)|Western]] novel that reimagines the story of the [[Dalton Gang]]. ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford '', a 1983 novel chronicling the life and death of the iconic [[Jesse James|outlaw]], was Hansen's most popular work and brought him wide critical acclaim, as well as his being a fina
list for the [[PEN/Faulkner Award]]. 

Many of his novels combine elements of mainstream literature with a Western sensibility, and he avoids use of experimental or [[Postmodernism|postmodern]] techniques.  He frequently writes about the [[American Old West|Old West]], mixing history with morality and drama.  [[Catholicism|Catholic]] themes of unconditional love, redemption and resurrection also recur in Hansen's novels and stories. ''Mariette in Ecstasy'' (1991), a study of the fait(contracted; show full)[[Category:Nebraska writers|Hansen, Ron]]
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