Garth Risk Hallberg

Garth Risk Hallberg
BornNovember 1978 (age 46)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, writer
Alma materWashington University in St. Louis
Notable worksCity on Fire (2015)
SpouseElise White
Children2

Garth Risk Hallberg (born November 1978) is an American author. His debut novel is City on Fire.[1]

Hallberg was born outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana and grew up in Greenville, North Carolina. In 2001 he received a degree in English from Washington University in St. Louis, where he met Elise White, his future wife. She graduated from Washington University in 2000 with degrees in English and African-American studies.[2][3] Both of Hallberg's parents were teachers; his father was also a writer. They divorced when Hallberg was 13.[1]

Hallberg resides in New York City.[4][5][6] His debut novella, A Field Guide to the North American Family, was published in 2007. He published his first novel, City on Fire, in 2015, to criticism and acclaim. A second novel, The Second Coming, was published in 2024. His work has also been published in The Millions.[7]

Bibliography

  • A Field Guide to the North American Family (2007)
  • City on Fire (2015)
  • The Second Coming (2024)

References

  1. ^ a b Brian Appleyard, "Manhattan Project", The Age, "Good Weekend", pp. 20–22.
  2. ^ "'No more playing it safe' | the Source | Washington University in St. Louis". 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ "The Unprecedented Garth Risk Hallberg". 5 October 2015.
  4. ^ Kakutani, Michiko (5 October 2015). "Review: 'City on Fire,' Garth Risk Hallberg's Novel of New York in the Bad Old Days". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. ^ Doherty, Brian (5 October 2015). "The Unprecedented Garth Risk Hallberg". Vulture. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  6. ^ Menand, Louis (12 October 2015). "Review of "City on Fire"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Articles by Garth Risk Hallberg at The Millions". The Millions. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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