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Dustin Long (writer)

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Dustin Long
OccupationNovelist, teacher
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
Indiana University
Notable worksIcelander

Dustin Long is an American novelist and author. He is known for his 2006 book Icelander.

Biography

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Long studied English literature at the University of California, Berkeley, and is currently a PhD student at Indiana University, Bloomington. Long has a son, and is a teacher in Manhattan. He currently lives in Brooklyn.[1]

Career

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Icelander, published in 2006, was Long's first novel. It appeared on the Los Angeles Times best-sellers list. Long published a second novel, Bad Teeth, in 2014.

Long cites Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace as influences.[1]

Works

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Fiction

References

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  1. ^ a b Jones, Shane (29 March 2014). ""My Cat Had To Have His Penis Cut Off:" An Interview with Dustin Long". HTMLGiant. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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