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Patrick Madden studied physics as an undergraduate at Notre Dame. After graduating, he served a two-year mission for the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Uruguay]], where he met his wife, Karina.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Madden|first=Patrick|date=2001|title=In My Life|url=http://www.mwsc.edu/eflj/mochila/index.htm|journal=The Mochila Review|volume=2|pages=|via=}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Madden completed his master's degree in English at BYU, and received his Ph.D. from Ohio University in 2004. Madden has returned to Uruguay twice as a [[Fulbright fellow]], where his research included the [[Tupamaros]] revolutionaries' record-breaking prison break in 1971.<ref name=":0" /> |
Patrick Madden studied physics as an undergraduate at [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]]. After graduating, he served a two-year mission for the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Uruguay]], where he met his wife, Karina.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Madden|first=Patrick|date=2001|title=In My Life|url=http://www.mwsc.edu/eflj/mochila/index.htm|journal=The Mochila Review|volume=2|pages=|via=}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Madden completed his master's degree in English at BYU, and received his Ph.D. from [[Ohio University]] in 2004. Madden has returned to Uruguay twice as a [[Fulbright fellow]], where his research included the [[Tupamaros]] revolutionaries' record-breaking prison break in 1971.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Madden's nonfiction essays and have been praised by fellow essayists, including Brian Doyle and [[Phillip Lopate]], for his faithful homage to [[Michel de Montaigne|Montaigne's]] legacy, as well as his ability to make interesting connections between subjects and disciplines.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-22|title=Patrick Madden > Have Book Will Travel|url=http://havebookwilltravel.com/patrick-madden/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Have Book Will Travel|language=en-US}}</ref> Despite originally studying physics, Madden was attracted to writing when he realized, as he says, "that I loved to think wildly, without restraint, flitting from one subject of interest to the next as the spirit moved me."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Patrick Madden|url=https://www.assayjournal.com/patrick-madden.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=ASSAY: A JOURNAL OF NONFICTION STUDIES|language=en}}</ref> |
Madden's nonfiction essays and have been praised by fellow essayists, including Brian Doyle and [[Phillip Lopate]], for his faithful homage to [[Michel de Montaigne|Montaigne's]] legacy, as well as his ability to make interesting connections between subjects and disciplines.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-22|title=Patrick Madden > Have Book Will Travel|url=http://havebookwilltravel.com/patrick-madden/|access-date=2020-11-09|website=Have Book Will Travel|language=en-US}}</ref> Despite originally studying physics, Madden was attracted to writing when he realized, as he says, "that I loved to think wildly, without restraint, flitting from one subject of interest to the next as the spirit moved me."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Patrick Madden|url=https://www.assayjournal.com/patrick-madden.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=ASSAY: A JOURNAL OF NONFICTION STUDIES|language=en}}</ref> |
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Patrick Madden is a writer and professor at Brigham Young University and the Vermont College of Fine Arts.[1] He has published three essay collections, and has essays published in many literary journals and magazines, including Fourth Genre, The Iowa Review, McSweeney's, The Normal School, River Teeth, and Southwest Review.
Personal life
Patrick Madden studied physics as an undergraduate at Notre Dame. After graduating, he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uruguay, where he met his wife, Karina.[2][3] Madden completed his master's degree in English at BYU, and received his Ph.D. from Ohio University in 2004. Madden has returned to Uruguay twice as a Fulbright fellow, where his research included the Tupamaros revolutionaries' record-breaking prison break in 1971.[1]
Madden's nonfiction essays and have been praised by fellow essayists, including Brian Doyle and Phillip Lopate, for his faithful homage to Montaigne's legacy, as well as his ability to make interesting connections between subjects and disciplines.[4] Despite originally studying physics, Madden was attracted to writing when he realized, as he says, "that I loved to think wildly, without restraint, flitting from one subject of interest to the next as the spirit moved me."[3]
Madden manages a repository of traditional essays by famous authors on his website.[5]
Major Publications
- Disparates (2020)
- After Montaigne: Contemporary Essayists Cover the Essays (2015) - co-edited with David Lazar
- Sublime Physick (2016)
- Quotidiana (2010)
Awards and honors
Madden is a three-time winner at the Association for Mormon Letters Awards for his essays. Quotidiana won the 2010 bronze INDIES award for essays.[6] and was a finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award.[7] Madden is a 2016 Howard Foundation fellow.[8] He was featured in Best American Essays seven times.[1] His books have been finalists for the CLMP Firecracker Award.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Patrick Madden". Vermont College of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ Madden, Patrick (2001). "In My Life". The Mochila Review. 2.
- ^ a b "Patrick Madden". ASSAY: A JOURNAL OF NONFICTION STUDIES. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Patrick Madden > Have Book Will Travel". Have Book Will Travel. 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ Madden, Patrick. "Quotidiana". essays.quotidiana.org. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2010 Foreword INDIES Winners in Essays (Adult Nonfiction)". www.forewordreviews.com.
- ^ "Patrick Madden". Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ "George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation | Howard Foundation | Brown University". www.brown.edu.