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'''George Michelsen Foy''' (born December 14, 1962) is an American author who has taught creative writing at [[New York University]] since 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty |url=https://as.nyu.edu/departments/cwp/graduate/faculty.html}}</ref>
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'''George Michelsen Foy''' is the author of 14 novels and three works of non-fiction. He writes in both English and French, also publishing under the names George Foy, Georges Foy, and G. F. Michelsen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/michelsen-g-f|title=Michelsen, G. F. &#124; Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref> He is a recipient of a [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Literature Fellowship<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.arts.gov/grants/recent-grants/literature-fellowships?field_year_value=All&field_lit_fellows_type_value=3&title=George+Foy | title=Literature Fellowships }}</ref>
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and has taught creative writing at [[New York University]] since 1999.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://as.nyu.edu/departments/cwp/graduate/faculty.html | title=Faculty }}</ref>


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Writing in both English and French, Foy has written 14 novels and three works of non-fiction, some published under the names George Foy, Georges Foy, and G. F. Michelsen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/michelsen-g-f|title=Michelsen, G. F. &#124; Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref> He is a recipient of a [[National Endowment for the Arts]] Literature Fellowship.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.arts.gov/grants/recent-grants/literature-fellowships?field_year_value=All&field_lit_fellows_type_value=3&title=George+Foy | title=Literature Fellowships }}</ref>
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==Early Life==


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==Early life==
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Foy was born December 14, 1962, in [[Barnstable, Massachusetts]]. He holds a [[Baccalauréat]] from the [[University of Caen Normandy]], a BSc. from the [[London School of Economics]], and an MFA from [[Bennington College]]. In his 20s he received a [[United States Coast Guard Charter Boat Captain's license|Limited Master Credential]] from the US Coast Guard; Foy subsequently worked on British freighters, captained a Cape Cod fishing boat, and covered waterfront affairs for the ''Cape Cod Register''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2022-02-04/wheres-the-local-news-cape-cod-newspaper-stops-the-presses-after-185-years-its-not-alone | title=Where's the local news? Cape Cod newspaper stops the presses after 185 years. It's not alone | date=4 February 2022 }}</ref> His first novel, ''Asia Rip'', was published by Viking in 1984.

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Foy was born December 14, 1962, in [[Barnstable, Massachusetts]]. He holds a [[Baccalauréat]] from the [[University of Caen Normandy]], a BSc. from the [[London School of Economics]], and an MFA from [[Bennington College]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} In his 20s he received a [[United States Coast Guard Charter Boat Captain's license|Limited Master Credential]] from the [[United States Coast Guard|US Coast Guard]];{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} Foy subsequently worked on British freighters, captained a [[Cape Cod]] fishing boat, and covered waterfront affairs for the ''Cape Cod Register''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2022-02-04/wheres-the-local-news-cape-cod-newspaper-stops-the-presses-after-185-years-its-not-alone | title=Where's the local news? Cape Cod newspaper stops the presses after 185 years. It's not alone | date=4 February 2022 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


His first novel, ''Asia Rip'', was published by Viking in 1984.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
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Foy's essays and fiction have appeared in [[''Rolling Stone'']], ''Harper's'',<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://harpers.org/archive/1999/07/burning-olivier/ | title=Burning Olivier: A white actor tries to break into Hindi film | magazine=Harper's Magazine | last1=Foy | first1=George Michelsen }}</ref> ''Men's Journal'', ''The New York Times'', ''Slate'', ''Salon'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/writer/george-michelsen-foy|title=George Michelsen Foy's Articles at Salon.com|website=www.salon.com}}</ref> ''Poets & Writers'', and other publications. A futuristic novel, ''The Shift'', was a finalist for the [[Philip K. Dick Award]] in 1998. Of his 2003 novel, ''Hard Bottom'', Booklist wrote, "[his] characters are vivid and down to earth, his prose is both potent and elegant." Foy's short stories and poems have won awards from Ep;phany,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany-springsummer-2017-ebook?rq=george%20foy | title=Epiphany Spring/Summer 2017 (Ebook) }}</ref> F(r)iction Magazine, Fiction Factory, the Gouveia Poetry Foundation, and others. ''The Last Green Light'', a novel featuring invisible working-class characters in [[''The Great Gatsby'']], will be published by Guernica Editions in May 2024.

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Foy's essays and fiction have appeared in [[Rolling Stone|''Rolling Stone'']], ''Harper's'',<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://harpers.org/archive/1999/07/burning-olivier/ | title=Burning Olivier: A white actor tries to break into Hindi film | magazine=Harper's Magazine | last1=Foy | first1=George Michelsen }}</ref> ''Men's Journal'', ''The New York Times'', ''Slate'', ''Salon'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/writer/george-michelsen-foy|title=George Michelsen Foy's Articles at Salon.com|website=www.salon.com}}</ref> ''Poets & Writers'', and other publications. A futuristic novel, ''The Shift'', was a finalist for the [[Philip K. Dick Award]] in 1998.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} Of his 2003 novel, ''Hard Bottom'', ''[[Booklist]]'' wrote, "[his] characters are vivid and down to earth, his prose is both potent and elegant."{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} Foy's short stories and poems have won awards from Ep;phany,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://epiphanyzine.com/buy/epiphany-springsummer-2017-ebook?rq=george%20foy | title=Epiphany Spring/Summer 2017 (Ebook) }}</ref> F(r)iction Magazine, Fiction Factory, the Gouveia Poetry Foundation, and others.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} Economic injustice and technological chaos are recurring themes in Foy's fiction.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

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Foy was a founding member of the performance group Flashpoint.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lpr.com/lpr_events/flashpoint-january-22nd-2015/ | title=Flashpoint January 22nd, 2015 }}</ref> He writes the "Shut Up and Listen"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shut-and-listen | title=Shut up and Listen! &#124; Psychology Today }}</ref> blog for [[''Psychology Today'']].


''The Last Green Light'', a novel featuring invisible working-class characters in [[''The Great Gatsby'']], will be published by Guernica Editions in May 2024.
Economic injustice and technological chaos are recurring themes in Foy's fiction.


== Personal life ==
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Foy was a founding member of the performance group Flashpoint.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lpr.com/lpr_events/flashpoint-january-22nd-2015/ | title=Flashpoint January 22nd, 2015 }}</ref> He writes the "Shut Up and Listen"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shut-and-listen | title=Shut up and Listen! &#124; Psychology Today }}</ref> blog for [[''Psychology Today'']]. He lives on Cape Cod and in New York City.
He lives on Cape Cod and in New York City.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 14:48, 16 April 2024

George Michelsen Foy (born December 14, 1962) is an American author who has taught creative writing at New York University since 1999.[1]

Writing in both English and French, Foy has written 14 novels and three works of non-fiction, some published under the names George Foy, Georges Foy, and G. F. Michelsen.[2] He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship.[3]

Early life

Foy was born December 14, 1962, in Barnstable, Massachusetts. He holds a Baccalauréat from the University of Caen Normandy, a BSc. from the London School of Economics, and an MFA from Bennington College.[citation needed] In his 20s he received a Limited Master Credential from the US Coast Guard;[citation needed] Foy subsequently worked on British freighters, captained a Cape Cod fishing boat, and covered waterfront affairs for the Cape Cod Register.[4]

Career

His first novel, Asia Rip, was published by Viking in 1984.[citation needed]

Foy's essays and fiction have appeared in Rolling Stone, Harper's,[5] Men's Journal, The New York Times, Slate, Salon,[6] Poets & Writers, and other publications. A futuristic novel, The Shift, was a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1998.[citation needed] Of his 2003 novel, Hard Bottom, Booklist wrote, "[his] characters are vivid and down to earth, his prose is both potent and elegant."[citation needed] Foy's short stories and poems have won awards from Ep;phany,[7] F(r)iction Magazine, Fiction Factory, the Gouveia Poetry Foundation, and others.[citation needed] Economic injustice and technological chaos are recurring themes in Foy's fiction.[citation needed]

Foy was a founding member of the performance group Flashpoint.[8] He writes the "Shut Up and Listen"[9] blog for ''Psychology Today''.

The Last Green Light, a novel featuring invisible working-class characters in ''The Great Gatsby'', will be published by Guernica Editions in May 2024.

Personal life

He lives on Cape Cod and in New York City.

Bibliography

(As George Foy)

Asia Rip, Viking Press (1984: ISBN 9780670138043) [10]

Music in Stone (with S. Lawrence), Scala Press (1984: ISBN 9780935748611) [11]

Coaster, Viking Press (1986: ISBN 9780002230292)[12]

Challenge, Viking Press (1988: ISBN 9780670817276)[13]

To Sleep with Ghosts, Bantam/Doubleday (1992: ISBN-13 9780553089325) [14]

Blues für Nansen, Schneekluth Verlag (1993: ISBN 9783795111403) [15]

The Shift, Bantam/Doubleday/Spectra (1996: ISBN 9780553375442)[16]

Contraband, Bantam/Doubleday/Spectra (1997: ISBN 9780553375459) [17]

The Memory of Fire, Bantam/Doubleday/Spectra (2000: ISBN 9780553379303) [18]

Last Harbor, Bantam/Doubleday/Spectra (2001: ISBN 9780553379310)[19]

(As G. F. Michelsen)

Hard Bottom, University Press of New England (2001: ISBN-13 9781584650812) [20]

The Art and Practice of Explosion, University Press of New England (2003: ISBN 9781584653080)[21]

Mettle, University Press of New England (2009: ISBN 9781584656470)[22]

(As Georges Foy)

Enquête sur Kamanzi, Éditions Globophile (2017: ISBN 9791094423035)[23]

(As George Michelsen Foy)

Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute Silence, Scribners (2011: ISBN 9781416599593)[24]

Finding North: How Navigation Makes Us Human, Flatiron/Macmillan (2016: ISBN 9781250052681)[25]

Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, a Brave Crew, and the Wreck of the SS El Faro, Scribner (2018: ISBN 9781501184895)[26]

The Last Green Light, Guernica Editions (2024: ISBN 9781771838870)[27]

References

  1. ^ "Faculty".
  2. ^ "Michelsen, G. F. | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
  3. ^ "Literature Fellowships".
  4. ^ "Where's the local news? Cape Cod newspaper stops the presses after 185 years. It's not alone". 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ Foy, George Michelsen. "Burning Olivier: A white actor tries to break into Hindi film". Harper's Magazine.
  6. ^ "George Michelsen Foy's Articles at Salon.com". www.salon.com.
  7. ^ "Epiphany Spring/Summer 2017 (Ebook)".
  8. ^ "Flashpoint January 22nd, 2015".
  9. ^ "Shut up and Listen! | Psychology Today".
  10. ^ "ISBN 9780670138043 - Asia Rip".
  11. ^ "ISBN 9780935748611 - Music in Stone: Great Sculpture Gardens of the World".
  12. ^ "ISBN 9780002230292 - Coaster".
  13. ^ "ISBN 9780670817276 - Challenge".
  14. ^ "Isbn 9780553089325".
  15. ^ "Isbn 9783795111403".
  16. ^ "Isbn 9780553375442".
  17. ^ "Isbn 9780553375459".
  18. ^ "Isbn 9780553379303".
  19. ^ "Isbn 9780553379310".
  20. ^ "Isbn 9781584650812".
  21. ^ "Isbn 9781584653080".
  22. ^ "Isbn 9781584656470".
  23. ^ "Enquête sur Kamanzi – les éditions Globophile".
  24. ^ "Isbn 9781416599593".
  25. ^ "Isbn 9781250052681".
  26. ^ "Isbn 9781501184895".
  27. ^ "Isbn 9781771838870".
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