Brian Morton (American author)
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Brian Morton is an American author
, born in New York City
. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College
. He has worked for Dissent
, where he became executive editor in 1995. He currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College
, New York University
and The Bennington Writing Seminars. Morton grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey
.
Morton's 1998 novel Starting Out in the Evening was adapted into the 2007
film of the same name
.
Author
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, born in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
. He has worked for Dissent
Dissent (magazine)
Dissent is a quarterly magazine focusing on politics and culture edited by Michael Walzer and Michael Kazin. The magazine is published for the Foundation for the Study of Independent Social Ideas, Inc by the University of Pennsylvania Press....
, where he became executive editor in 1995. He currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
, New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and The Bennington Writing Seminars. Morton grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
.
Morton's 1998 novel Starting Out in the Evening was adapted into the 2007
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
film of the same name
Starting Out in the Evening
Starting Out in the Evening is a 2007 American drama film directed by Andrew Wagner. The screenplay by Wagner and Fred Parnes is based on the novel of the same name by Brian Morton.-Plot:...
.
Fiction
- The Dylanist (1991)
- Starting Out in the EveningStarting Out in the EveningStarting Out in the Evening is a 2007 American drama film directed by Andrew Wagner. The screenplay by Wagner and Fred Parnes is based on the novel of the same name by Brian Morton.-Plot:...
(1998) - A Window Across the River (2003)
- Breakable YouBreakable YouBreakable You is the fourth novel written by American author Brian Morton. It was published in 2007 by Harvest Books.-Characters:The story, like most of Morton's books, focuses around three or four central characters, and the omniscient point of view changes between them in each chapter.List of...
(2006)
Awards
- Starting Out in the Evening received the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Koret Jewish Book AwardKoret Jewish Book AwardThe Koret Jewish Book Award is an annual award that recognizes "recently published books on any aspect of Jewish life in the categories of biography/autobiography and literary studies, fiction, history and philosophy/thought published in, or translated into, English." The award was established in...
for Fiction, and the Guggenheim FoundationJohn Simon Guggenheim Memorial FoundationThe John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
Award. It was also a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award.
- A Window Across the River was chosen as a bookclub selection for The Today Show.