R. A. Lafferty

R. A. Lafferty
Lafferty in 1984
Born
Raphael Aloysius Lafferty

(1914-11-07)November 7, 1914
DiedMarch 18, 2002(2002-03-18) (aged 87)
OccupationNovelist, short story author
GenreScience fiction, Fantasy
Notable worksPast Master, Fourth Mansions, Nine Hundred Grandmothers, The Devil Is Dead, Okla Hannali

Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (November 7, 1914 – March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction writer best known for his imaginative and eccentric short stories and novels from the 1960s and 1970s.