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Dustin Long (writer)

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Dustin Long
BornUnited States
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksIcelander

Dustin Long is an American novelist and author. He is best known for his 2006 book Icelander.

Biography

Long studied English Literature at the University of California, Berkeley, and is currently a Ph.D. student at Indiana University, Bloomington. Long has a son, and is a teacher in Manhattan. He currently lives in Brooklyn.[1]

Career

Icelander, published in 2006, was Long's first novel. It appeared on the Los Angeles Times best-sellers list. Long published a second novel, Bad Teeth, in 2014.

Long cites Thomas Pynchon and David Foster Wallace as influences.[1]

Works

Fiction

References

  1. ^ a b Jones, Shane (29 March 2014). ""My Cat Had To Have His Penis Cut Off:" An Interview with Dustin Long". HTMLGiant. Retrieved 30 September 2014.