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Garth Risk Hallberg

Garth Risk Hallberg

American writer

Garth Risk Hallberg (born November 1978) is an American author. His debut novel is City on Fire.[1]

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...

Hallberg was born outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana and grew up in Greenville, North Carolina. In 2001 he received a degree in English from Washington University in St. Louis, where he met Elise White, his future wife. She graduated from Washington University in 2000 with degrees in English and African-American studies.[2][3] Both of Hallberg's parents were teachers; his father was also a writer. They divorced when Hallberg was 13.[1]

Hallberg resides in New York City.[4][5][6] He published his first novel, City on Fire, in 2015, to criticism and acclaim. His work has also been published in The Millions.[7]

Bibliography

  • A Field Guide to the North American Family (2007)
  • City on Fire (2015)

References

  1. [1]
    Brian Appleyard, "Manhattan Project", The Age, "Good Weekend", pp. 20–22.
  2. [2]
    "'No more playing it safe' | the Source | Washington University in St. Louis". 14 February 2017.
  3. [3]
    "The Unprecedented Garth Risk Hallberg".
  4. [4]
    Kakutani, Michiko (5 October 2015). "Review: 'City on Fire,' Garth Risk Hallberg's Novel of New York in the Bad Old Days". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. [5]
    Doherty, Brian (5 October 2015). "The Unprecedented Garth Risk Hallberg". Vulture. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  6. [6]
    Menand, Louis (12 October 2015). "Review of "City on Fire"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Articles by Garth Risk Hallberg at The Millions". The Millions. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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