"Into the Zombie Underworld". Men's Journal. September 2009. (Reprinted online by Epic Magazine)
Reviews
Fieldwork received widespread attention when renowned author Stephen King's review of it, called "How to Bury a Book," was published in Entertainment Weekly. While King lauds, at length, the novel's complexity, "narrative voice full of humor and sadness," and suspense, he issues a scathing attack on its publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, for poor marketing choices:[6]
Why, why, why would a company publish a book this good and then practically demand that people not read it? Why should this book go to waste? Is it because there are people in publishing who believe that readers who liked The Memory Keeper's Daughter are too dumb to enjoy a killer novel like Fieldwork? If so, shame on them for their elitism.
— Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, April 15, 2007
King's review resulted in increased sales of Fieldwork.[7] When Berlinski won the Whiting Award, he attributed it to his "luck" that "Stephen King, the most famous writer in the world, picked up my book because he didn't like the cover."[8]
Early in Mischa Berlinski's gripping and entertaining first novel there is a piece of postmodern skittishness which points to a truth that novelists shy away from: their trade embarrasses them. When you first start making things up, you expect that someone is going to tell you to stop.
— Hilary Mantel, The New York Review of Books, July 19, 2007
mischa, berlinski, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, po. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Mischa Berlinski news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mischa Berlinski born 1973 in New York United States citation needed is an American author His first novel Fieldwork was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award In 2008 Berlinski won a 50 000 Whiting Award given to writers showing early promise in their careers 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Awards 3 Works 3 1 Books 3 2 Articles 4 Reviews 5 References 6 External linksLife EditBerlinski is the son of author and academic David Berlinski and cellist Toby Saks 2 the grandson of composer and musicologist Herman Berlinski and the brother of journalist Claire Berlinski Berlinski is a UC Berkeley graduate and has worked as a journalist in Thailand 3 4 Awards Edit2007 National Book Award Fiction Finalist 2008 Whiting Award 2013 American Academy of Arts and Letters Addison M Metcalf Award 5 Works EditBooks Edit Fieldwork Farrar Straus amp Giroux 2007 Peacekeeping A Novel Sarah Crichton Books 2016Articles Edit Woman Marries Snake Harper s November 2007 Into the Zombie Underworld Men s Journal September 2009 Reprinted online by Epic Magazine Reviews EditFieldwork received widespread attention when renowned author Stephen King s review of it called How to Bury a Book was published in Entertainment Weekly While King lauds at length the novel s complexity narrative voice full of humor and sadness and suspense he issues a scathing attack on its publisher Farrar Straus and Giroux for poor marketing choices 6 Why why why would a company publish a book this good and then practically demand that people not read it Why should this book go to waste Is it because there are people in publishing who believe that readers who liked The Memory Keeper s Daughter are too dumb to enjoy a killer novel like Fieldwork If so shame on them for their elitism Stephen King Entertainment Weekly April 15 2007 King s review resulted in increased sales of Fieldwork 7 When Berlinski won the Whiting Award he attributed it to his luck that Stephen King the most famous writer in the world picked up my book because he didn t like the cover 8 In 2007 The New York Review of Books published a positive review of Fieldwork from Hilary Mantel 9 Early in Mischa Berlinski s gripping and entertaining first novel there is a piece of postmodern skittishness which points to a truth that novelists shy away from their trade embarrasses them When you first start making things up you expect that someone is going to tell you to stop Hilary Mantel The New York Review of Books July 19 2007References Edit Novelist Mischa Berlinski is among Whiting award winners Associated Press in Los Angeles Times October 31 2008 Claire Berlinski Retrieved 16 June 2012 FIELDWORK A Novel Mischa Berlinski Berlinski com Archived from the original on 2016 10 06 Retrieved 2015 03 27 Tim Rutten Faith and Reason in Thailand Los Angeles Times February 7 2007 American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Awards Press Release Artsandletters org 2013 03 13 Archived from the original on 2015 03 13 Retrieved 2015 03 27 Stephen King How to Bury a Book Entertainment Weekly April 15 2007 Oxford Oxford Twp News www journal news com Oxfordpress com Archived from the original on 2012 04 07 Retrieved 2015 03 27 Jocelyn McClurg and Bob Minzesheimer Book Buzz Marriage sickness and luck USA Today October 29 2008 1 Archived June 1 2009 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditFieldwork Website Profile at The Whiting Foundation 2007 National Book Award Fiction Finalist Interview With Mischa Berlinski Port au Prince The Moment by Mischa Berlinski from The New York Review of Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mischa Berlinski amp oldid 1121628308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
