Dustin Long | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Novelist, teacher |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley Indiana University |
| Notable works | Icelander |
Dustin Long is an American novelist and author. He is known for his 2006 book Icelander.
Biography
Long studied English literature at the University of California, Berkeley, and is currently a PhD student at Indiana University, Bloomington. Long has a son, and is a teacher in Manhattan. He currently lives in Brooklyn.[1]
Career
Icelander, published in 2006, was Long's first novel. It appeared on the Los Angeles Times best-sellers list. Long published a second novel, Bad Teeth, in 2014.
Long cites Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace as influences.[1]
Works
- Fiction
- Icelander (2006, McSweeney's, Hardcover) (2007, Grove Press, Paperback)
- Bad Teeth (2014, New Harvest)
References
- 1 2 Jones, Shane (29 March 2014). ""My Cat Had To Have His Penis Cut Off:" An Interview with Dustin Long". HTMLGiant. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
External links
- An HTMLGiant interview with Dustin Long (17 February 2012)
- Dustin Long speaks with The Inside Flap
- Laura Miller of Salon reviews Icelander
- Review in the Montreal Mirror
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