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Darin Strauss

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A recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and a winner of the American Library Association's Alix Award and The National Book Critics Circle Award, the internationally-bestselling writer Darin Strauss is the author of the novels Chang & Eng, The Real McCoy, and More Than It Hurts You, and the NBCC-winning memoir Half a Life. These have been New York Times Notable Books, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Amazon, Chicago Tribune, and NPR Best Books of the Year, among others. Darin has been translated into fourteen languages and published in nineteen countries, and he is a Clinical Associate Professor at NYU's creative writing program.

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Average rating: 3.31 · 4,370 ratings · 961 reviews · 9 distinct works · Similar authors

	Half a Life 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 2,223 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chang and Eng 3.25 of 5 stars 3.25 avg rating — 1,059 ratings — published 2001 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Than it Hurts You 2.91 of 5 stars 2.91 avg rating — 1,016 ratings — published 2008 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Real McCoy 3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long Island Shaolin 2.1 of 5 stars 2.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half a Life: A Memoir 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Smart as We Are by One Ring Zero, Myla Goldberg (Goodreads Author) (Lyrics), Dimitri Ehrlich (Foreword) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2004	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lit Riffs by Matthew Miele (Editor), Heidi Julavitz, Tanker Dane (Contributor) 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mr. Beluncle by V.S. Pritchett, Darin Strauss (Introduction) 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1951 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The cracks in old friendships are measured in awkward pauses.”
― Darin Strauss

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“Things don't go away. They become you.”
― Darin Strauss, Half a Life

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“Self-hate is rarely unconditional.”
― Darin Strauss, Half a Life

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