Tom Lutz
Tom Lutz (born March 21, 1953[1])[2] is an American writer and literary critic, and founder and editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books.[3]
Early life
Lutz grew up in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He received his B.A. in English and journalism from University of Massachusetts, and a master's degree and Ph.D in English from Stanford University.[2]
Career
Lutz taught creative writing at the California Institute of the Arts, University of Iowa,[4] Stanford University, and the University of Copenhagen.[2] He is currently Professor in the Department of Creative Writing at University of California, Riverside.[5][6]
His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, Chicago Tribune, Die Zeit, ZYZZYVA, Exquisite Corpse, Salon.com, and Black Clock.[7]
His books include Doing Nothing: A History of Loafers, Loungers, Slackers, and Bums in America (2007, American Book Award), Cosmopolitan Vistas: American Regionalism and Literary Value (2004; Choice Outstanding Academic Title), Crying: The Natural & Cultural History of Tears (1999; New York Times Notable Book), and American Nervousness, 1903: An Anecdotal History (1991, New York Times Notable Book), and have been translated into 12 languages.[8]
He lives in Los Angeles and Iowa City.[9]
Awards
- 2008 American Book Award
Works
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- "Coda: Nostalgia", Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, 2009
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Reviews
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References
- ↑ http://lareviewofbooks.org/interview/colin-marshall-talks-to-tom-lutz
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- ↑ http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/115042.Tom_Lutz/blog/517043-the-los-angeles-review-of-books
- ↑ http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Author.aspx?id=6880
- ↑ http://newsroom.ucr.edu/news_item.html?action=page&id=1415
- ↑ http://chass.ucr.edu/news/2009/january/01-22-09.html
- ↑ http://creativewriting.ucr.edu/people/lutz/index.html; http://www.zyzzyva.org/w08.lutz.htm
- ↑ http://creativewriting.ucr.edu/people/lutz/index.html
- ↑ http://us.macmillan.com/author/tomlutz
External links
- "Tom Lutz", Powell's Q&A
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- "Author Tom Lutz Appears On UI Radios Stations Sept. 8 And 12", University of Iowa News Release, Aug. 29, 2006
- An interview with Tom Lutz on Notebook on Cities and Culture
- American academics
- American non-fiction writers
- California Institute of the Arts faculty
- University of Iowa faculty
- University of California, Riverside faculty
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Stanford University alumni
- People from Cedar Grove, New Jersey
- Writers from New Jersey
- Stanford University faculty
- University of Copenhagen faculty
