John Frederick Pfeil (1949–2005) was an Americanliterary critic andnovelist. Pfeil (pronounced "file") was born September 21 inPort Allegany, Pennsylvania. He earned an undergraduate degree atAmherst College in 1971 and an M.A. atStanford University in 1973. He taught at Stanford,Stephens College,Oregon State University, andTrinity College (Connecticut).^[1]

Pfeil was diagnosed withmelanoma in February 2005 and died inHartford, Connecticut on 29 November 2005.

• Goodman 2020, novel (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1986)
• Shine On and Other Stories, short stories (Amherst: Lynx House Press, 1987)
• Another Tale to Tell: Politics and Narrative in Post-Modern Culture, nonfiction (New York: Verso, 1990)
• What They Tell You to Forget, a novella and short stories (Wainscott: Pushcart Press, 1996)
• White Guys: Studies in Postmodern Domination and Difference, nonfiction (New York: Verso, 1995)

• 1949 births
• 2005 deaths
• Amherst College alumni
• Oregon State University faculty
• Deaths from melanoma in the United States
• Deaths from cancer in Connecticut