- Sam Lipsyte
Sam Lipsyte (born 1968) is an American writer. He is the author of three books: "Venus Drive", "The Subject Steve", and "Home Land". His short story collection "Venus Drive" was named one of the top twenty-five books of the year by the "Voice Literary Supplement", and his latest novel, "Home Land", which was awarded the first annual Believer Book Award, listed among the "
New York Times " Notable Books of 2005. His work has also appeared in "Open City", the "New York Times Book Review ", "Slate", "The Quarterly ", "Mother Jones", "Nerve", Spin and the "Minus Times", among many others.Lipsyte's work is characterized by its verbal acumen and black humor. Originally from
New Jersey , he currently lives in Manhattan and teaches fiction atColumbia University . He recently won aGuggenheim Fellowship .External links
* [http://www.guernicamag.com/spotlight/357/five_stories_guestedited_by_sa_1/ Lipsyte, guest fiction editor for "
Guernica Magazine " (guernicamag.com)]
* [http://www.loggernaut.org/interviews/samlipsyte "Sam Lipsyte Pans Out."] "Loggernaut ", 2005.Gary Shteyngart interviews Sam Lipsyte.
*Michael Kimball interviews Sam Lipsyte in [http://avatarreview.net/AV7/Kimball.htm Avatar Review]
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