Answer the following question: Facts:   - period: 1985-present    - caption: steve erickson    - influences: william dick , emily brontë , bob dylan faulkner , gabriel garcía márquez , philip k.    - genre: avantpop , surrealism , magic realism      - birth date: 20 april 1950    - name: steve erickson    - nationality: american    - birth place: santa monica , california    - occupation: novelist , essayist and critic   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of steve erickson .
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stephen michael erickson -lrb- born april 20 , 1950 -rrb- , pen name steve erickson , is an american novelist , essayist and critic .he is the recipient of the american academy of arts and letters award in literature , a fellowship from the john simon guggenheim foundation and the lannan lifetime achievement award , and is considered an important representative of the avantpop movement .