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Donald Antrim

January 08, 2023

Donald Antrim (born 1958) is an American novelist. His first novel, Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World, was published in 1993. In 1999, The New Yorker named him as among the 20 best writers under the age of 40.[1] In 2013, he was named a MacArthur Fellow.[2]

Donald Antrim
Born1958 (age 64–65)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
OccupationProfessor
LanguageEnglish
Alma materBrown University
GenresNovels, short stories, memoir
Literary movementPostmodernism
Years active1993–present
Notable worksElect Mr. Robinson for a Better World (1993)
The Verificationist (2000)
Notable awardsMacArthur fellowship

Life

Antrim was born in Sarasota, Florida.[3] After graduating from Woodberry Forest School in 1977, Antrim graduated from Brown University, taught prose fiction at the graduate school of New York University, and was the Mary Ellen von der Heyden Fellow for Fiction at the American Academy in Berlin, Germany in Spring 2009. Antrim teaches in the MFA program at Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn.[4]

Antrim is a frequent contributor of fiction to The New Yorker and has written two other critically acclaimed novels, The Verificationist and The Hundred Brothers, the latter of which was a finalist for the 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award in fiction.[5]

He is also the author of The Afterlife, a 2006 memoir about his mother, Louanne Self.[6] He has received grants and awards from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. In 2013, he received a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation.[7]

Family

Antrim is the brother of artist Terry Leness and the son of Harry Antrim, a scholar of T. S. Eliot.

Bibliography

Novels

  • Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World (1993, ISBN 0-375-72503-2)
  • The Hundred Brothers (1998, ISBN 0-517-70310-6)
  • The Verificationist (2000, ISBN 0-679-76943-9)

Short fiction

Collections
  • The Emerald Light in the Air : Stories (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.) Collects seven stories originally published in the New Yorker between 1999 and 2014.
Stories
  • "An Actor Prepares" (New Yorker, June 21, 1999)
  • "Pond, with Mud" (New Yorker, October 20, 2003)
  • "Solace" (New Yorker, April 4, 2005)
  • "Another Manhattan" (New Yorker, December 22, 2008)
  • "He Knew" (New Yorker, May 9, 2011)
  • "Ever Since" (New Yorker, March 12, 2012)
  • "The Emerald Light in the Air" (New Yorker, February 3, 2014)
Stories excerpted from novels
  • "Y Chromosome" (New Yorker, November 18, 1996) (from The Hundred Brothers)
  • "The Pancake Supper" (New Yorker, December 7, 1999) (from The Verificationist)

Non-fiction

Books
Essays and reporting
  • Black Mountain 1977[8]
  • I Bought A Bed[9]
  • A.K.A. Sam[10]
  • Ad Nauseam[11]
  • Church[12]
  • The Kimono[13]
  • A Man in the Kitchen[14]
  • Fed[15]
  • The Unprotected Life[16]
  • Everywhere and Nowhere: A Journey Through Suicide[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ 'New Yorker' Publishes 'Under 40' Fiction List - 6/14/1999 - Publishers Weekly.
  2. ^ List of 2013 'Genius Grant' recipients September 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. September 10, 2013. ISBN 978-0-345-80326-9.
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "Past Winners & Finalists". Pen/Faulkner Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  6. ^ Scott, A.O. (June 18, 2006). "Son & Survivor". New York Times Review of Books. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  7. ^ Treisman, Rebecca (September 25, 2013). "Congratulations, Donald Antrim". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  8. ^ Antrim, Donald (December 25, 2000). "Black Mountain, 1977". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  9. ^ Antrim, Donald (June 17, 2002). "I Bought A Bed". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  10. ^ Antrim, Donald (February 17, 2003). "AKA Sam". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  11. ^ Antrim, Donald (April 21, 2003). "Ad Nauseam". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  12. ^ Antrim, Donald (December 22, 2003). "Church". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  13. ^ Antrim, Donald (March 15, 2004). "The Kimono". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  14. ^ Antrim, Donald (September 3, 2007). "A Man In The Kitchen". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  15. ^ Antrim, Donald (November 4, 2013). "Fed". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  16. ^ Antrim, Donald (July 16, 2015). "The Unprotected Life". The New Yorker (Page Turner blog). Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  17. ^ Antrim, Donald (February 18, 2019). "Everywhere and Nowhere: A Journey Through Suicide". The New Yorker. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

External links

  • Antrim interview
  • Flak magazine interview
  • irreal (re)views: Irrealism in the U.S.A. (includes review of The Hundred Brothers)

January 08, 2023
donald, antrim, born, 1958, american, novelist, first, novel, elect, robinson, better, world, published, 1993, 1999, yorker, named, among, best, writers, under, 2013, named, macarthur, fellow, born1958, sarasota, florida, occupationprofessorlanguageenglishalma. Donald Antrim born 1958 is an American novelist His first novel Elect Mr Robinson for a Better World was published in 1993 In 1999 The New Yorker named him as among the 20 best writers under the age of 40 1 In 2013 he was named a MacArthur Fellow 2 Donald AntrimBorn1958 age 64 65 Sarasota Florida U S OccupationProfessorLanguageEnglishAlma materBrown UniversityGenresNovels short stories memoirLiterary movementPostmodernismYears active1993 presentNotable worksElect Mr Robinson for a Better World 1993 The Verificationist 2000 Notable awardsMacArthur fellowship Contents 1 Life 1 1 Family 2 Bibliography 2 1 Novels 2 2 Short fiction 2 3 Non fiction 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife EditAntrim was born in Sarasota Florida 3 After graduating from Woodberry Forest School in 1977 Antrim graduated from Brown University taught prose fiction at the graduate school of New York University and was the Mary Ellen von der Heyden Fellow for Fiction at the American Academy in Berlin Germany in Spring 2009 Antrim teaches in the MFA program at Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn 4 Antrim is a frequent contributor of fiction to The New Yorker and has written two other critically acclaimed novels The Verificationist and The Hundred Brothers the latter of which was a finalist for the 1998 PEN Faulkner Award in fiction 5 He is also the author of The Afterlife a 2006 memoir about his mother Louanne Self 6 He has received grants and awards from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation the National Endowment for the Arts and the Dorothy and Lewis B Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library In 2013 he received a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation 7 Family Edit Antrim is the brother of artist Terry Leness and the son of Harry Antrim a scholar of T S Eliot Bibliography EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2017 Novels Edit Elect Mr Robinson for a Better World 1993 ISBN 0 375 72503 2 The Hundred Brothers 1998 ISBN 0 517 70310 6 The Verificationist 2000 ISBN 0 679 76943 9 Short fiction Edit CollectionsThe Emerald Light in the Air Stories New York Farrar Straus and Giroux 2014 Collects seven stories originally published in the New Yorker between 1999 and 2014 Stories An Actor Prepares New Yorker June 21 1999 Pond with Mud New Yorker October 20 2003 Solace New Yorker April 4 2005 Another Manhattan New Yorker December 22 2008 He Knew New Yorker May 9 2011 Ever Since New Yorker March 12 2012 The Emerald Light in the Air New Yorker February 3 2014 Stories excerpted from novels Y Chromosome New Yorker November 18 1996 from The Hundred Brothers The Pancake Supper New Yorker December 7 1999 from The Verificationist Non fiction Edit BooksThe Afterlife A Memoir 2006 ISBN 0 312 42635 6 One Friday in April A Story of Suicide and Survival 2021 ISBN 978 1324005568 Essays and reportingBlack Mountain 1977 8 I Bought A Bed 9 A K A Sam 10 Ad Nauseam 11 Church 12 The Kimono 13 A Man in the Kitchen 14 Fed 15 The Unprotected Life 16 Everywhere and Nowhere A Journey Through Suicide 17 See also Edit Novels portalPostmodern literature Hysterical realismReferences Edit New Yorker Publishes Under 40 Fiction List 6 14 1999 Publishers Weekly List of 2013 Genius Grant recipients Archived September 25 2013 at the Wayback Machine The O Henry Prize Stories 2013 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group September 10 2013 ISBN 978 0 345 80326 9 Donald Antrim Columbia University School of the Arts Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Retrieved October 5 2014 Past Winners amp Finalists Pen Faulkner Foundation Retrieved February 12 2014 Scott A O June 18 2006 Son amp Survivor New York Times Review of Books Retrieved February 12 2014 Treisman Rebecca September 25 2013 Congratulations Donald Antrim The New Yorker Retrieved February 12 2014 Antrim Donald December 25 2000 Black Mountain 1977 The New Yorker Retrieved February 18 2014 Antrim Donald June 17 2002 I Bought A Bed The New Yorker Retrieved February 18 2014 Antrim Donald February 17 2003 AKA Sam The New Yorker Retrieved February 18 2014 Antrim Donald April 21 2003 Ad Nauseam The New Yorker Retrieved February 18 2014 Antrim Donald December 22 2003 Church The New Yorker Retrieved February 18 2014 Antrim Donald March 15 2004 The Kimono The New Yorker Retrieved February 18 2014 Antrim Donald September 3 2007 A Man In The Kitchen The New Yorker Retrieved February 18 2014 Antrim Donald November 4 2013 Fed The New Yorker Retrieved August 24 2019 Antrim Donald July 16 2015 The Unprotected Life The New Yorker Page Turner blog Retrieved August 24 2019 Antrim Donald February 18 2019 Everywhere and Nowhere A Journey Through Suicide The New Yorker Retrieved August 24 2019 External links EditAntrim interview Flak magazine interview irreal re views Irrealism in the U S A includes review of The Hundred Brothers Salon com review of The Verificationist Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald Antrim amp oldid 1114087036, 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