Brian Morton (American author)
- Brian Morton (American author)
:"For the Scottish writer see Brian Morton."Brian Morton (born 1955) is an American author, born in New York City. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College. He has worked for "Dissent", where he became executive editor in 1995. He currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and New York University. Morton is a native of Teaneck, New Jersey. [Voreacos, David. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22605223.html "AUTHOR COMES OF AGE -- FIRST BOOK IS A NOVEL EXPERIENCE"] , "The Record (Bergen County)", November 27, 1991. Accessed September 12, 2007.]
Morton's 1998 novel "Starting Out in the Evening" was adapted into the 2007 film of the same name. [Scott, A. O. [http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/movies/23even.html?scp=1&sq=%22Starting+Out+in+the+Evening%22+%22brian+morton%22&st=nyt "Starting Out in the Evening (2007)"] , "The New York Times", November 23, 2007. Accessed May 4, 2008. "A crepuscular glow suffuses “Starting Out in the Evening,” Andrew Wagner’s intelligent, careful adaptation of a near-perfect novel by Brian Morton."]
Works
Fiction
*"The Dylanist" (1991)
*"Starting Out in the Evening" (1998)
*"A Window Across the River" (2003)
*"Breakable You" (2006)
Awards
*"Starting Out in the Evening" received the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Koret Jewish Book Award for Fiction, and the Guggenheim Foundation Award. It was also a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award.
*"A Window Across the River" was chosen as a bookclub selection for "The Today Show".
References
External links
* [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA328975.html Publisher's Weekly: Tales of Love and Art in the World]
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* [http://occasionalreview.blogspot.com/2007/12/starting-out-in-evening-by-brian-morton.html Review of "Starting Out in the Evening" at The Occasional Review]
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