Fiction dean bakopoulos is the author of please dont come back from the moon and my american unhappiness, both published by houghton mifflin harcourt. Library journal my american unhappiness is a smart, funny, charming novel an. Jan 02, 2006 dean bakopoulos is the author of the novel please dont come back from the moon, a new york times notable book, and the recipient of fellowships from the national endowment for the arts and the guggenheim foundation. He is a twotime national endowment for the arts fellow, a guggenheim fellow, and writerinresidence at grinnell college. Novels about downward spirals and crackups are generally gloomy affairs, but heres one that shimmers with mischief and offbeat charm. During one particularly hot summer in grinnell, iowa, don and claire lowry find that their marriage isnt as strong as they thought. The author of please dont come back from the moon and my american unhappiness delivers his breakout novel. This is a book for any season, any reader, anywhereit shimmers with magic. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Dean s third novel, summerlong, will be published by eccoharpercollins in june 2015. Dean bakopoulos is the author of please dont come back from the moon and my american unhappiness, both published by houghton mifflin harcourt. Nutting lives in iowa and is now married to writer and fellow grinnell professor dean bakopoulos.
My american unhappiness by dean bakopoulos nook book ebook. Dean bakopoulos first novel, please dont come back from the moon, was a new york times notable book. His second novel, my american unhappiness, was named one of the years best novels by the chicago tribune, and his latest novel, summerlong, just released in paperback, was. A dark entertainment infused by a bluesy yearning for a better america. In the sweltering heat of one summer in a small midwestern town, claire and don lowry. Full of mirth, melancholy, and redemption, summerlong explores what happens when life goes awry. Awardwinning author dean bakopoulos please dont come back from the moon has served up a sultry story that fits perfectly in your carryon. Deans third novel,summerlong, will be published by eccoharpercollins in june 2015. Awardwinning writer dean bakopoulos delivers a brutally honest and incredibly funny novel about the strange and tenuous ties that bind us, and the strange. My american unhappiness shimmers with mischief and offbeat charm.
Dean bakopoulos dean bakopoulos is an american writer. Lorrie moore summerlong is dean bakopoulos at his finest. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Bibliography edit unclean jobs for women and girls, starcherone books, buffalo, new york 2010, isbn 97809842320. Dean bakopoulos is the author of the new york times notable book please dont come back from the moon and my american unhappiness. So it goes in summerlong, dean bakopoulos s third novel, about a middleaged couples teetering marriage and the ways it is tested, by blows sudden and longsimmering, over the course of one hot, heavybreathing season. Dean bakopoulos first novel, please dont come back from the moon harcourt, 2005, was a new york times notable book. Bakopoulos was born and raised in metro detroit, which is the setting of his first novel, please dont come back from the moon harcourt, 2005, a new york times notable book.
Bakopoulos has invented a man for all rainy seasonsa horny, heartbroken cousin of richard fords frank bascombe. He holds an mfa from the university of wisconsinmadison, and is the winner of a guggenheim fellowship and a. My american unhappiness by dean bakopoulos nook book. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. My american unhappiness paperback the elliott bay book. This is a book for any season, any reader, anywhereit shimmers with magic, lust. Dean bakopoulos in an american prophetwho divines the end of optimism in this brilliant new novel that will choke you with tears and laughter. This weeks featured title is my american unhappiness, by dean bakopoulos. Dean bakopoulos has been deeply involved as well with the wisconsin humanities council whc, serving as its inaugural director in 2001, later as a consultant while he completed his m. The epigraph of summerlonga quote from kazuo ishiguruis a fitting opening for this story of a disenchanted couple. Please dont come back from the moon book by dean bakopoulos.
A debut novel sees divorce through the eyes of a child the. His writing merges great storytelling, elements of historical fiction and magic realism. This isnt just a story of people enjoying a freelove bacchanal. Alissa nutting is an american author and creative writing professor. About the author dean bakopoulos author of summerlong. He is on the faculty at iowa state university and the warren wilson mfa program for writers. Dean bakopoulos is the author of the novel please dont come back from the moon, a new york times notable book, and the recipient of fellowships from the national endowment for the arts and the guggenheim foundation. Lulu millers weird, unclassifiable book hanh nguyen. Awardwinning writer dean bakopoulos delivers a brutally honest and incredibly funny novel about the strange and tenuous ties that bind us, and the strange and unlikely places we find connection.
Todays novelist is dean bakopoulos, author of please dont come back. Dean bakopoulos author author of the awardwinning debut novel please dont come back from the moon, dean bakopoulos is the founding director of the wisconsin book festival and a creative writing professor at iowa state university. He is an assistant professor of english at grinnell college in grinnell, iowa. Summerlong, his third novel, was published by ecco in june 2015. Dean bakopoulos is the founding director of the wisconsin book festival and a creative writing professor at iowa state university dean bakopoulos is the author of the novel please dont come back from the moon, a new york times notable book, and the recipient of fellowships from the national endowment. Bakopoulos please dont come back from the moon trades in urban angst for smalltown discontent in this novel, which begins on a latespring evening in grinnell, iowa, when married father of. A debut novel sees divorce through the eyes of a child. Deansthird novel, summerlong, will be published by eccoharpercollins in june 2015. Born and raised in greater detroit, dean bakopoulos easily navigates the worlds of fiction and journalism.
One novel you might tuck in your bag for poolside diversion is summerlong, a sexy but surprisingly poignant new novel by dean bakopoulos. I started out immediately liking this book and its easy reading style. Summerlong is no escape june 25, 2015 dean bakopoulos darkly humorous novel summerlong features a cast of midwestern suburbanites suffocating from adulthood. The more i read and became involved in the characters and the life of the town of maple rock, the more i was impressed by dean bakopoulos style of writing.
Dean bakopoulos was born in dearborn heights, michigan on july 6, 1975 to a ukrainian mother and a greek father. Dean bakopoulos audio books, best sellers, author bio. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. In the sweltering heat of one summer in a small midwestern town, claire and don. Deans third novel, summerlong, will be published by eccoharpercollins in june 2015. Author of the awardwinning debut novel please dont come back from the moon. This article was originally published in the july 2015 issue of bookpage. Dean bakopoulos darkly humorous novel summerlong features a cast of midwestern suburbanites suffocating from adulthood. There was another life i might have had, but i am having this one. The book was selected by judge ben marcus as winner of the 6th starcherone prize for innovative fiction. American writer dean bakopoulos is an american writer, born in dearborn heights, michigan in 1975. In 2004 he was named one of americas best new novel writers by virginia quarterly. I spent most of 2014 reading books both fiction and.
Mar 12, 2020 my american unhappiness shimmers with mischief and offbeat charm. Jun 30, 2016 charles baxter poses five questions to his former student, dean bakopoulos, about his new novel, summerlong, just out in paperback. Summerlong also explores the consequences and heartbreak of testing the limits of relationships. Dean bakopoulos please dont come back from the moon was a new york times notable book. He is currently at work on a nonfiction book called undoing, as well as a screenplay and a television pilot. Bakopoulos please dont come back from the moon trades in urban angst for smalltown discontent in this novel, which begins on a. Narrator zeke pappas is working on a bizarre oralhistory project called an inventory of american unhappiness. Dean bakopoulos books list of books by author dean bakopoulos. July 5, 2012 in fiction, erin morgenstern conjures starcrossed magicians, rachel dewoskin revisits the horrors of high school, and dean bakopoulos widower pursues new love. This is where bakopoulos strays from a typical suburban love triangle or is it a square.
It was named a best book of 2017 by national public radio, which praised its sadly funny vibe. His second novel, my american unhappiness, was named one of the years best novels by the chicago tribune, and his third novel, summerlong. Like his fine debut, please dont come back from the moon 2005, this authors second novel acknowledges lifes dark side. His second novel, my american unhappiness was named one of the years best novels by the chicago tribune, and his latest novel, summerlong, just released in paperback, was an. A child of immigrants, he grew up speaking both ukrainian and english, was shy to the point of psychosis, and avoided group gatherings and rarely left his mothers side. The book is set in grinnell, iowa bakopoulos is writer in residence at grinnell college. Dean bakopoulos author dean bakopoulos is the author of the new york times notable book please dont come back from the moon and my american unhappiness. My american unhappiness deserves a hallowed place on the shelf somewhere among studs terkels working and walker percys the moviegoer. The book is set in grinnell, iowa bakopoulos is writer in. Dean bakopoulos a clairvoyant when it comes to the starbucks orders of strangers, a quixotic renegade when it comes to the federal bureaucracy, and a devoted believer in the afternoon cocktail and the evening binge. Dean bakopoulos is a great talenteverything he writes is full of insight and inspiration and the best kind of divine comedy. Written by dean bakopoulos, audiobook narrated by luke daniels. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Five questions for dean bakopoulos on summerlong fiction. He holds an mfa from the university of wisconsinmadison, and is the winner of a guggenheim fellowship and a national endowment for the arts fellowship. This is a book for any season, any reader, anywhereit shimmers with magic, lust, and love. Summerlong by dean bakopoulos fiction released june 16, 2015 320 pages affiliate link. Please dont come back from the moon dean bakopoulos. Summerlong by dean bakopoulos overdrive rakuten overdrive. Dean bakopoulos books list of books by author dean. My american unhappiness by dean bakopoulos overdrive. So it goes in summerlong, dean bakopouloss third novel, about a middleaged couples teetering marriage and the ways it is tested, by. The story is poignant and weighty, but bakopoulos has written it in a way that keeps it from being downright sad or depressing. Dean bakopoulos is a former bookseller, and has published fiction is zoetrope and other journals.
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