Mark Leyner was born in Jersey City, NJ to a Jewish family. He is the son of Joel and Muriel (née Chasan) Leyner, who had divorced by 1997. Leyner received a B.A. from Brandeis University in 1977 and a M.F.A. from University of Colorado in 1979. He was briefly married to Arleen Portada, before marrying his second wife, Mercedes and having a daughter, Gabrielle.[1]
Leyner employs an intense and unconventional style in his works of fiction. His stories are generally humorous and absurd, with bizarre juxtapositions of people, places and things reminiscent of a Mad Lib. Leyner incorporates many medical references throughout his work.
In The Tetherballs of Bougainville, Mark's father survives a lethal injection at the hands of the New Jersey penal system, and so is freed but must live the remainder of his life in fear of being executed, at New Jersey's discretion, in any situation and regardless of collateral damage. They frequently incorporate elements of meta-fiction: In the same novel, an adolescent Mark produces a film adaptation of the story of his father's failed execution, although he reads a newspaper review of the movie to the prison's warden, and then dies, before even leaving the prison. At the sentence level, Leyner uses sprawling imagery and an extravagant vocabulary, bordering on prose poetry.
Leyner has also worked as a columnist for Esquire and George magazines, and as a writer for the MTV program Liquid Television. He also co-wrote and voiced a short-lived series of audio fiction called Wiretap.
Leyner also studied with noted post-modern author Steve Katz at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
During the 1990s, Leyner was a resident of Hoboken, New Jersey, together with his dog Carmella.[2]
In the mid-to-late 2000s, Leyner collaborated with Dr. Billy Goldberg on three humorous, though fact-based, books on medicine.
Filmographyedit
He is credited with co-authoring the screenplay of War, Inc.
^Grimes, William. "The Ridiculous Vision of Mark Leyner", The New York Times, September 13, 1992. Accessed February 6, 2013. "When Leyner says, 'Stop it, Carmella,' or 'Get over here,' the dog ignores him, and continues to sow chaos in her master's apartment in Hoboken, N.J."
^. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
^. www.hachettebookgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19.
Sam Lipsyte (Spring 2013). "Mark Leyner, The Art of Fiction No. 219". The Paris Review. Spring 2013 (204).
AOL Books Interview with Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg on their book Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour from 2006.
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Jersey U S OccupationWriterLanguageEnglishNationalityAmericanEducationBrandeis University BA University of Colorado MFA Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Selected works 4 Further reading 5 Notes and references 6 External linksBiography editMark Leyner was born in Jersey City NJ to a Jewish family He is the son of Joel and Muriel nee Chasan Leyner who had divorced by 1997 Leyner received a B A from Brandeis University in 1977 and a M F A from University of Colorado in 1979 He was briefly married to Arleen Portada before marrying his second wife Mercedes and having a daughter Gabrielle 1 Leyner employs an intense and unconventional style in his works of fiction His stories are generally humorous and absurd with bizarre juxtapositions of people places and things reminiscent of a Mad Lib Leyner incorporates many medical references throughout his work In The Tetherballs of Bougainville Mark s father survives a lethal injection at the hands of the New Jersey penal system and so is freed but must live the remainder of his life in fear of being executed at New Jersey s discretion in any situation and regardless of collateral damage They frequently incorporate elements of meta fiction In the same novel an adolescent Mark produces a film adaptation of the story of his father s failed execution although he reads a newspaper review of the movie to the prison s warden and then dies before even leaving the prison At the sentence level Leyner uses sprawling imagery and an extravagant vocabulary bordering on prose poetry Leyner has also worked as a columnist for Esquire and George magazines and as a writer for the MTV program Liquid Television He also co wrote and voiced a short lived series of audio fiction called Wiretap Leyner also studied with noted post modern author Steve Katz at the University of Colorado Boulder During the 1990s Leyner was a resident of Hoboken New Jersey together with his dog Carmella 2 In the mid to late 2000s Leyner collaborated with Dr Billy Goldberg on three humorous though fact based books on medicine Filmography editHe is credited with co authoring the screenplay of War Inc Selected works editNovels Et Tu Babe 1992 The Tetherballs of Bougainville 1998 The Sugar Frosted Nutsack 2012 3 Gone with the Mind 2016 4 Last Orgy of the Divine Hermit 2021 reprinted as Daughter Waiting for Her Drunk Father to Return from the Men s Room 2022 Short story collections I Smell Esther Williams and Other Stories 1983 My Cousin My Gastroenterologist 1990 Tooth Imprints on a Corn Dog 1996 Non fiction Why Do Men Have Nipples Hundreds of Questions You d Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini 2005 Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex More Questions You d Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour 2006 Let s Play Doctor The Instant Guide to Walking Talking and Probing like a Real M D 2008 Further reading editPhillip Wise Spring 1996 Schwarzenegger Imagery in Mark Leyner s Et Tu Babe Deep South 2 3 Notes and references edit Leyner Mark 1956 Encyclopedia com Grimes William The Ridiculous Vision of Mark Leyner The New York Times September 13 1992 Accessed February 6 2013 When Leyner says Stop it Carmella or Get over here the dog ignores him and continues to sow chaos in her master s apartment in Hoboken N J The Sugar Frosted Nutsack A Novel Archived from the original on 2012 03 19 Retrieved 2011 08 25 Gone with the Mind Hachette Book Group www hachettebookgroup com Archived from the original on 2015 11 19 External links editAuthor profile at Internet Book List iblist com The unofficial Mark Leyner page spesh com Interview with Salon magazine from 1997 salon com Sam Lipsyte Spring 2013 Mark Leyner The Art of Fiction No 219 The Paris Review Spring 2013 204 AOL Books Interview with Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg on their book Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex More Questions You d Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Whiskey Sour from 2006 Interview on War Inc at IFC com Mark Leyner at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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