Garth Risk Hallberg
Garth Risk Hallberg (born November 1978 near Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA ) is an American writer .
Life
Hallberg grew up in Greenville , North Carolina . There he came into contact with literature as a 16-year-old boy at a writing workshop at Duke University . In the following years he began to write, Washington, DC and the scene there was very important to him. In 1996 he drove to New York City for the first time , a city that has since become his home. Hallberg completed his studies with a Master of Fine Arts from New York University .
Hallberg published his first book in 2007 and is still the author of articles and reviews in various US magazines such as The Millions . In his second novel, published in 2015, he deals with the 1977 blackout in New York City.
The author lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two children .
Works
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A Field Guide to the North American Family: . Mark Batty Publisher, New York City, USA 2007, ISBN 978-0-9779850-9-8 .
- German: A nature guide of the American family , Roman. Translated by Matthias Müller. Liebeskind, Munich 2010. ISBN 978-3-935890-73-1 .
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City on Fire . Alfred A. Knopf, New York City 2015, ISBN 978-0-385-35377-9 .
- German: City on Fire , novel. Translated by Tobias Schnittler. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2016, ISBN 978-3-10-002243-1 .
literature
- Hannes Stein : I was afraid of this material . Review. In: Literary World , March 5, 2016, p. 3
Web links
- Literature by and about Garth Risk Hallberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography (English).
- review
Individual evidence
- ^ Garth Risk Hallberg's Manhattan Project , smh.com.au, February 13, 2016, accessed May 1, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hallberg, Garth Risk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA |