Rick Moody
Rick Moody (born Hiram Frederik Moody III on October 18, 1961 in New York City ) is an American writer of novels and short stories. His most famous work, The Ice Storm (Engl. The Ice Storm , 1994), a chronicle of the dissolution of two suburban families in Connecticut during the Thanksgiving -Wochenendes in 1973, was founded in 1997 by director Ang Lee with Kevin Kline , Joan Allen and Sigourney Weaver in the Main roles filmed .
Life
Moody grew up in various Connecticut suburbs, including Darien and New Canaan. He attended St. Paul's School in New Hampshire , studied at Brown University on Rhode Island , and earned a master's degree in art from Columbia University in New York. Moody has taught at Purchase College in New York and Bennington College . He lives in Brooklyn and Fishers Island .
Works
- 1992 Garden State: A Novel . German: Garden State
- 1994 - The Ice Storm: A Novel . Little, Brown & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, USA. German: The ice storm
- 1995 - The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven: A Novella and Stories
- 1996 - Purple America: A Novel : An American weekend
- 1997 - Joyful Noise: The New Testament Revisited , in collaboration with Darcey Steinke
- 2001 - Demonology: Stories : Until I'm no longer angry
- 2002 - The Black Veil: A Memoir with Digressions
- 2005 - The Diviners: A Novel , German: Water seekers
- 2007 - Right Livelihoods: Three Novellas (US) / The Omega Force (UK), German: Paranoia
- 2010 - The Four Fingers of Death: A Novel .
Web links
- Literature by and about Rick Moody in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Rick Moody at perlentaucher.de
- Audio sample of Rick Moody reading from his works (in English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Moody, Rick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |