Augusten Burroughs
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born
October 23, 1965
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place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States
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Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs
about this author
Augusten Burroughs was born in 1965. He has no formal education beyond elementary school. A very successful advertising copywriter for over seventeen years, Burroughs was also an alcoholic who nearly drank himself to death in 1999. But spurned by a compulsion he did not understand, Burroughs began to write a novel. Never outlining or consciously structuring the book, Burroughs wrote, "as fast as I could type, to keep up." Seven days later, Augusten Burroughs had written his first book. He had also stopped drinking. The book was published one year layer. Burroughs remains sober to this day. And Sellevision stands as Burroughs's only published novel. It is currently in development as a feature film.
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs avg rating 3.48 — 41,064 ratings — published 2002 35 editions |
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Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs avg rating 3.93 — 13,713 ratings — published 2002 17 editions |
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Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs avg rating 3.87 — 8,291 ratings — published 2004 15 editions |
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Possible Side Effects by Augusten Burroughs avg rating 3.85 — 6,479 ratings — published 2006 13 editions |
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A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs avg rating 3.49 — 3,759 ratings — published 2008 7 editions |
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Sellevision: A Novel by Augusten Burroughs avg rating 3.41 — 3,675 ratings — published 2000 9 editions |
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You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas by Augusten Burroughs avg rating 3.64 — 45 ratings — published 2009 2 editions |
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Psychology + Running With Scissors by David G. Myers, Augusten Burroughs avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2006 |
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Abnormal Psychology & Running with Scissors by Ronald J. Comer, Augusten Burroughs avg rating 3.00 — 3 ratings — published 2006 |
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Psychology: a Concise Introduction + Running With Scissors by Richard A. Griggs, Augusten Burroughs avg rating 2.00 — 2 ratings — published 2005 |
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April 2008,
Augusten Burroughs
"People often say to me after reading Running with Scissors, 'Wow, you had such a terrible childhood.' And I always think, 'But those were the good years.' Essentially, I served dessert first. It’s time now for dinner." ...More
"People often say to me after reading Running with Scissors, 'Wow, you had such a terrible childhood.' And I always think, 'But those were the good years.' Essentially, I served dessert first. It’s time now for dinner." ...More
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"I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. "
— Augusten Burroughs (Magical Thinking: True Stories)
— Augusten Burroughs (Magical Thinking: True Stories)
"Although I was able to maintain a pleasant expression, I was mentally throwing up in her face."
— Augusten Burroughs
— Augusten Burroughs
"My mother began to go crazy. Not in a 'Let's paint the kitchen red!' sort of way. But crazy in a 'gas oven, toothpaste sandwhich, I am God' sort of way."
— Augusten Burroughs (Running with Scissors: A Memoir)
— Augusten Burroughs (Running with Scissors: A Memoir)
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