Alex Gilvarry

Alex Gilvarry (b. 1981 on Staten Island, NY) is an American writer. He is the author of the novels From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant (2012) and Eastman Was Here (2017).[1][2] In 2009, Gilvarry graduated from CUNY - Hunter College's MFA Program in Creative Writing. He was included on the National Book Foundation's "5 Under 35" list in 2014, and Eastman Was Here was chosen as one of the best books of 2017 by Esquire.[3] [4] He is a professor of Creative Writing at Monmouth University in New Jersey.[5] He is 6'3"[6] and lives on Staten Island and is married to the writer Alexandra Kleeman.

Bibliography
  • From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant (2012)
  • Eastman Was Here (2017)

References
  1. "Alex Gilvarry's Debut Novel". The New York Times. 2012-03-23. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  2. "A Mailer-like writer struggles with failing powers, flaws - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. Ledgerwood, Angela. "The 50 Best Books of 2017". Esquire.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. "Alex Gilvarry, 5 Under 35, 2014, The National Book Foundation". www.nationalbook.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  5. "Gilvarry, Alex - English Department | Monmouth University". www.monmouth.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  6. "The Rumpus Interview with Alex Gilvarry". The Rumpus.net. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
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