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Tod Wodicka

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born
May 30, 1976 in Glens Falls, The United States

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About this author

Raised in Queensbury, New York, Tod Wodicka currently lives in Berlin, Germany.

His first novel, All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; And All Manner of Things Shall Be Well, was published in July 2007 by Jonathan Cape in the UK and in January 2008 by Pantheon in the US. Vintage has published a paperback in the US and the UK.

In 2007, it was also translated into Dutch and published by Nieuw Amsterdam. A German translation by Klett and a Spanish translation by Destino will be published in the spring of 2009, and a Romanian translation will follow.

In Feb 2009 it was shortlisted for The Believer's BOOK OF THE YEAR.

He's currently working on his second novel, THE HOUSEHOLD SPIRIT.

Some reviews for ASBW;AASBW;AAMOTSBW:

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Average rating: 3.21 · 440 ratings · 130 reviews · 1 distinct work
All Shall Be Well; And All ...
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Douglas Coupland in Dubai (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Apr 06, 2012 07:48am
Description: interview/article published in The National.
Kesey's PACAZO: An Extraordinary Mess (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Feb 20, 2012 01:52pm
Description: book review from THE NATIONAL
AXL ROSE, IAN CURTIS, YOUBIOPICS & NOSTALGIA (Biographies & Memoirs)
1 chapters   —   updated Feb 20, 2012 01:47pm
Description: published in TANK MAGAZINE 2012
Review of Peter Nadas' PARALLEL STORIES (Select)
1 chapters   —   updated Jan 28, 2012 03:45am
Description: from The National.
THE MONOLINGUIST (Biographies & Memoirs)
1 chapters   —   updated Jan 28, 2012 03:39am
Description: HOW NOT LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE SAVED MY LIFE - an essay from Tank Magazine.
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“In medieval times, contrary to popular belief, most knights were bandits, mercenaries, lawless brigands, skinners, highwaymen, and thieves. The supposed chivalry of Charlemagne and Roland had as much to do with the majority of medieval knights as the historical Jesus with the temporal riches and hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, or any church for that matter. Generally accompanied by their immoral entourage or servants, priests, and whores, they went from tourney to tourney like a touring rock and roll band, sports team, or gang of South Sea pirates. Court to court, skirmish to skirmish, rape to rape. Fighting as the noble's substitution for work.”
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“But loving Tristan often felt like loving something once removed. He could be cold and indifferent to others' suffering, especially if he was causing it.”
Tod Wodicka, All Shall Be Well; and All Shall Be Well; and All Manner of Things Shall Be Well

“Will this be in the examination, Mr Hecker?" was the limit of my students' interest in any given subject. If it was going to be in the test they took notes, if it was not going to be in the test they did not take notes. Their silent, depthless stares were unnerving. I told myself that they were not stupid - for how could the final attainment of thousands of years of human progress be stupid?”
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Glens Falls (NY) ...: My Mystery Author: Tod Wodicka (I knew him when he was "Burt Hecker".) (g) 6 22 Feb 14, 2009 04:10am  
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14364 Q&A with Tod Wodicka — 2 members — last activity Feb 14, 2009 12:11pm
A place to ask The Author questions. Not necessarily to do with his novel, ALL SHALL BE WELL; AND ALL SHALL BE WELL; AND ALL MANNER OF THINGS SHALL BE...more
7646 Glens Falls (NY) Online Book Discussion Group — 166 members — last activity 40 minutes ago
Welcome to this online book discussion group to which all are welcome. We are centered in the Glens Falls & Queensbury, NY, area, but we reach out to...more



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