Reif Larsen

Reif Larsen (born 1980) is an American author, known for The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, for which Vanity Fair claimed Larsen received just under a million dollars as an advance from Penguin Press following a bidding war between ten publishing houses.[1][2]

Reif Larsen
Born1980 (age 42–43)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
Alma materMilton Academy
Brown University
Columbia University
GenreFiction
Notable worksThe Selected Works of T.S. Spivet

Life

Larsen was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Both his parents were artists.[3] He graduated from Milton Academy in 1998 and then went on to Brown University and Columbia University. He holds an M.F.A in fiction. He has also made films in the United States, the United Kingdom and the sub-Saharan desert. He currently is living in New York.

Works

Larsen's debut novel, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, was adapted into a 2013 film entitled The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet.[4]

Larsen has cited Mark Danielewski, W.G. Sebald and Gabriel García Márquez as influences.

Style

Larsen's work incorporates illustrations, diagrams, and footnotes within the text.[5]

Bibliography

References
  1. Peretz, Evgenia (May 2009), "Reif Larsen's Map Quest", Vanity Fair, retrieved 11 July 2009
  2. Witt, Emily (June 30, 2011). "Reif Larsen Might Yet Earn Out His Giant Advance". The New York Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. Filgate, Michele (1 June 2009). "An Interview with Reif Larsen". Bookslut. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. Lyttelton, Oliver. "Helena Bonham-Carter And Kathy Bates Sign On To Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 'The Young And Prodigious Spivet'". Indie Wire. Indie Wire. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  5. Carolyn, Kellogg (15 March 2015). "Reif Larsen's 'I Am Radar' is wacky, worthwhile". Penguin Press. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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