Matthew Pearl
Encyclopedia
Matthew Pearl is an American
novel
ist and educator. His novels include The Dante Club
, The Poe Shadow
and The Last Dickens
and have been published in more than 40 countries.
(NSU). He attended Harvard College
and Yale Law School
and has taught writing and literature at Emerson College
and Harvard University
. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts
.
The Dante Club was published in 2003. His second novel, a historical thriller about the death of Edgar Allan Poe
called The Poe Shadow, was published by Random House
in the United States on May 23, 2006 and was a New York Times bestseller. His third novel, The Last Dickens, was released in the United States on March 17, 2009.
Pearl has also written op-ed articles on literature and culture for The New York Times
, The Wall Street Journal
, and The Boston Globe
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist and educator. His novels include The Dante Club
The Dante Club
The Dante Club is a mystery novel by Matthew Pearl and his debut work. Set amidst a series of murders in the American Civil War era, it also concerns a club of poets, including such historical figures as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., and James Russell Lowell, who are...
, The Poe Shadow
The Poe Shadow
The Poe Shadow is a novel by Matthew Pearl published by Random House. It tells the story of one young lawyer's quest to solve the mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849...
and The Last Dickens
The Last Dickens
The Last Dickens is a novel by Matthew Pearl published by Random House. It is a work of historical and literary fiction. The novel is a Washington Post Critics' Pick. It contains some characters from The Dante Club.-Plot summary:...
and have been published in more than 40 countries.
Biography
Pearl graduated from University School of Nova Southeastern UniversityUniversity School of Nova Southeastern University
The University School of Nova Southeastern University, better known as "University School" or "U-School" is a fully accredited, independent, college preparatory school in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA, that serves grades Pre-K through Grade 12. The school is on the grounds of Nova Southeastern...
(NSU). He attended Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
and Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
and has taught writing and literature at Emerson College
Emerson College
Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts...
and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
.
The Dante Club was published in 2003. His second novel, a historical thriller about the death of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
called The Poe Shadow, was published by Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
in the United States on May 23, 2006 and was a New York Times bestseller. His third novel, The Last Dickens, was released in the United States on March 17, 2009.
Pearl has also written op-ed articles on literature and culture for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, and The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
.