Nude Men
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Nude Men is the 1993
debut novel
by American writer Amanda Filipacchi
. It was written when she was twenty-two years old as her thesis for Columbia University's graduate creative writing program. It was published by Viking in hardback and by Penguin in paperback, and was translated into 13 languages. It became a number-one bestseller in Belgium and was taught in some high schools in Holland.
The French filmmaker Louis Malle
praised it on its back cover with the quote: "Nude Men is everything you don't expect it to be--hilarious, full of plot surprises, and completely original."
The novel received mostly glowing reviews in the United States and abroad, and has had a cult following since its publication. Critics have often cited its originality, inventiveness, and humor.
Excerpts of Nude Men have been anthologized in:
1993 in literature
The year 1993 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Professor Stephen Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time, becomes the longest running book on the bestseller list of The Sunday Times....
debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
by American writer Amanda Filipacchi
Amanda Filipacchi
Amanda Filipacchi is an American writer best known for her humorous, inventive, and controversial novels.Her fiction has been translated into 13 languages and has received critical acclaim in the U.S. and around the world.-Writing career:...
. It was written when she was twenty-two years old as her thesis for Columbia University's graduate creative writing program. It was published by Viking in hardback and by Penguin in paperback, and was translated into 13 languages. It became a number-one bestseller in Belgium and was taught in some high schools in Holland.
The French filmmaker Louis Malle
Louis Malle
Louis Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. His films include Ascenseur pour l'échafaud , Atlantic City , and Au revoir, les enfants .- Early years in France :Malle was born into a wealthy industrialist family in Thumeries,...
praised it on its back cover with the quote: "Nude Men is everything you don't expect it to be--hilarious, full of plot surprises, and completely original."
The novel received mostly glowing reviews in the United States and abroad, and has had a cult following since its publication. Critics have often cited its originality, inventiveness, and humor.
Excerpts of Nude Men have been anthologized in:
- The Best American Humor 1994 (published by Simon & Schuster 1994)
- Voices of the Xiled (published by Doubleday 1994)
- The Good Parts: The Best Erotic Writing In Modern Fiction (published by Berkley Books 2000)
- Women's Wicked Wisdom (Chicago Review Press 2004)