Brian Morton (writer)

Brian Morton (* 1955 in New York ) is an American writer, journalist and editor.

Life

Morton lived his childhood and youth in the town of Teaneck in Bergen County , New Jersey . He studied at Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) in Yonkers ( New York ) and after his successful graduation got a job in the editorial office of the socially critical magazine Dissent . In 1995 he was promoted to managing editor there. In parallel, Morton teaches at SLC, New York University and Bennington College .

Works (selection)

• The dylanist . Harper Collins, New York 1991, ISBN 0-06-016662-2 .
• Meeting in the evening. Roman ("Starting out in the evening", 1998). Goldmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-44387-3 .
• A window across the river . Harcourt, Orlando, Fl. 2003, ISBN 0-15-100757-8 .
• Breakable you . Harcourt, Orlando, Fl. 2006, ISBN 0-15-101192-3 ( autobiography ).
• The life of Florence Gordon. Roman ("Florence Gordon", 2014). Insel, Berlin 2016, ISBN 3-458-17649-7 .

Film adaptations

• Andrew Wagner (director); Starting out in the evening . 2007 (based on Morton's novel of the same name).
• Andrew Wagner (director); Breakable you . 2017 (based on Morton's novel of the same name).