Stephen Wright





Stephen Wright

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born
January 01, 1946 in The United States

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Stephen Wright (born 1946) is a novelist based in New York City known for his use of surrealistic imagery and dark comedy. His work has varied from hallucinatory accounts of war (Meditations in Green), a family drama among UFO cultists (M31: A Family Romance), carnivalesque novel on a serial killer(Going Native), to a picaresque taking place during the Civil War ("The Amalgamation Polka"). He has taught writing courses at various universities, including Princeton University, Brown University, and The New School.


Average rating: 3.66 · 725 ratings · 107 reviews · 39 distinct works
Going Native
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions
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Meditations in Green
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1978 — 13 editions
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The Amalgamation Polka
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions
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M31: A Family Romance
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions
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Aufbruch In Die Nacht Roman
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Alive to the Word: A Practi...
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African Foreign Policies
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Polca Bastarzilor
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“A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could have only one book, what would it be? I always say, "How to Build a Boat.”
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“I spilled spot remover on my dog; now he's gone.”
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“Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was the suspect.”
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