David Leavitt
David Leavitt (born June 23, 1961 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is an American writer and professor at the University of Florida .
Leavitt became internationally known in 1984 with the short story book Family Dance. His first novel The Lost Language of the Cranes (1986) was made into a film for British television. Also published in German translation: Everything we lack (novel), old enough to cheat (short stories), night music with a stranger (novel) (was filmed under the title The Page Turner ) and instructions for use for Florence (literary city guide) .
David Leavitt is considered one of the most important openly gay authors in contemporary literature. He lives in the USA and Italy .
Works (selection)
Novels
- ( Dt. ) The Lost Language of Cranes ( The Lost Language of Cranes , 1986)
- ( Ger. ) Everything We Miss ( Equal Affections , 1989)
- While England Sleeps , 1993 (revised 1995)
- ( Eng. ) Night music with a stranger ( The Page Turner , 1998)
- Martin Bauman or A Sure Thing , 2000
- The Body of Jonah Boyd , 2004
- The Indian Clerk , 2007
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The Two Hotel Francforts , 2013
- Late insights . Translation Gregor Deggerich. Hamburg, Hoffmann and Campe , 2015
Short story collections
- ( Dt. ) Family Dance ( Family Dancing , 1984)
- ( Eng. ) Old enough to cheat ( A Place I've Never Been , 1990)
- Arkansas , 1997
- The Marble Quilt , 2001
Essays
- Pages Passed from Hand to Hand: The Hidden Tradition of Homosexual Literature in English from 1748 to 1914 , 1997 (with Mark Mitchell)
- In Maremma: Life and a House in Southern Tuscany , 2001 (with Mark Mitchell)
- Italian Pleasures , 1996 (with Mark Mitchell)
biography
- The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer , 2005
Literary city guide
- ( German ) Instructions for use for Florence ( Florence, a Delicate Case , 2002)
Web links
- Literature by and about David Leavitt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author's website
- David Leavitt in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- David Leavitt in nndb (English)
- Short biography and reviews of works by David Leavitt at perlentaucher.de
- His page at the University of Florida
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marko Martin : Look me in the eye, Schmonzes. One can only flee: Davis Leavitt grabs the material , review, in: Die Literäre Welt , October 24, 2015, p. 6
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leavitt, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania |