Brian Evenson
Brian Evenson (born August 12, 1966, in Ames, Iowa) is an American academic and writer of literary fiction. He has received degrees from Brigham_Young_University (BA) and the University_Of_Washington (MA and PhD). He is currently an Associate Professor of English in the Literary Arts Program at Brown University. Formerly a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (aka the Mormon Church), Evenson left both the Church and a teaching position at Brigham Young University following controversy surrounding his first book, Altmann's Tongue.
Übersicht
Evenson is a prolific writer of short stories, novellas, and novels. He has also translated several works of literature from the original French into English. His own works of fiction often feature characters struggling with moral, religious, and epistemological problems. Violence and black humor are common elements of his narratives. Although most often published in small presses specializing in literary fiction, some of Evenson's work has also appeared in the horror genre press.
Evenson's work has been compared to that of J._G._Ballard, Jorge_Luis_Borges, Paul_Bowles, Franz_Kafka, and Edgar_Allan_Poe (among others).
Awards
- In 1995, Evenson received a Creative Writer's Fellowship from the National_Endowment_for_the_Arts (NEA).
- In 1998, he received an O. Henry Award for his story "Two Brothers".
Bibliography
Works of Fiction
- Altmann's Tongue (1994)
- Din of Celestial Birds (1997)
- Prophets and Brothers (1997)
- Father of Lies (1998)
- Contagion and Other Stories (2000)
- Dark Property: An Affliction (2002)
- The Brotherhood of Mutilation (2003)
- The Wavering Knife (2004)
Works of Non-fiction
- Understanding Robert Coover (2003)
Works of Translation
- The Passion of Martin Fissel Brandt by Christian Gailly (2002)
- Giacometti: Three Essays by Jacques Dupin (2003)
- Mountain R by Jacques Jouet (2004)
- Red Haze by Christian Gailly (2005)
Recordings
- Altmann's Tongue by Brian Evenson with Xingu Hill & Tamarin (2005)
External Links
- Brian Evenson: an introduction is a comprehensive article from 2005 provided by Ant-Zen Records.
- An interview from 2005 with Evenson, conducted by Geoffrey H. Goodwin for the Bookslut web site.
- An interview with Evenson conducted by Ben Marcus for the Web del Sol site.