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'''Bryan Joachim Malessa''' (born May 16, 1964, in [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio]]) is an American [[novelist]]. He is a graduate of the [[University of California, Berkeley]] and the [[Oscar Wilde Centre]] at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]. He lives in greater [[Los Angeles]]. |
'''Bryan Joachim Malessa''' (born May 16, 1964, in [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio]]) is an American [[novelist]]. He is a graduate of the [[University of California, Berkeley]] and the [[Oscar Wilde Centre]] at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]. He lives in greater [[Los Angeles]]. |
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=== The Flight === |
=== The Flight === |
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In reviewing The Flight ([[Harper Perennial]]), set on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)]], [[The Irish Times]] |
In reviewing The Flight ([[Harper Perennial]]), set on the [[Eastern Front (World War II)]], [[The Irish Times]] states "With this story...Bryan Malessa joins the ranks of [[Nobel Prize in Literature|[Nobel Laureate]]] [[Günter Grass]], [[Rachel Seiffert]] and others in taking on the major preoccupations of post-war [[German literature]]...and the role of literature in history and memory."<ref>McClements, Freya. 'Escape From East Prussia' book review. The Irish Times, 7 April 2007.</ref> In addition, [[The Independent]] notes that "The Flight joins a small but growing body of literature on the subject, but the novel does not seek to exonerate the Germans."<ref>Schuler, CJ. 'The Flight' book review. The Independent, 5 March 2007.</ref> |
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=== The War Room === |
=== The War Room === |
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In [[Financial Times]], [[Mark Simpson (journalist)|Mark Simpson]] wrote "Billed as 'an epic investigation into America's underbelly,' The War Room has a [[Catcher in the Rye]] quality to it, but without the toxicity." |
In ''[[Financial Times]]'', [[Mark Simpson (journalist)|Mark Simpson]] wrote "Billed as 'an epic investigation into America's underbelly,' The War Room has a [[Catcher in the Rye]] quality to it, but without the toxicity."<ref>Simpson, Mark (journalist). 'The War Room' book review. Financial Times, 14 February 2011</ref> |
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== Other works == |
== Other works == |
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He is also coeditor of Re/mapping the Occident (University of California, 1995) and a journalist whose best-known piece is a widely cited career retrospective interview |
He is also coeditor of Re/mapping the Occident (University of California, 1995) and a journalist whose best-known piece is a widely cited career retrospective interview "Once Was King" with World Champion and three-time [[Tour de France]] winner [[Greg LeMond]]. |
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==References== |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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*The Independent (UK) review of The Flight |
*The Independent (UK) review of The Flight |
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20100226144250/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-flight-by-bryan-malessa-438861.html] |
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100226144250/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-flight-by-bryan-malessa-438861.html] |
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*Financial Times |
*Financial Times "The War Room" [https://www.ft.com/content/327918e4-3563-11e0-aa6c-00144feabdc0] |
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*Bryan Malessa, "Once Was King: An interview with Greg LeMond" |
*Bryan Malessa, "Once Was King: An interview with Greg LeMond" |
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[http://www.roble.net/marquis/coaching/lemond98.html] |
[http://www.roble.net/marquis/coaching/lemond98.html] |
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Latest revision as of 14:24, 11 March 2024
Bryan Joachim Malessa (born May 16, 1964, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio) is an American novelist. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the Oscar Wilde Centre at Trinity College, Dublin. He lives in greater Los Angeles.
Novels
[edit]The Flight
[edit]In reviewing The Flight (Harper Perennial), set on the Eastern Front (World War II), The Irish Times states "With this story...Bryan Malessa joins the ranks of [Nobel Laureate] Günter Grass, Rachel Seiffert and others in taking on the major preoccupations of post-war German literature...and the role of literature in history and memory."[1] In addition, The Independent notes that "The Flight joins a small but growing body of literature on the subject, but the novel does not seek to exonerate the Germans."[2]
The War Room
[edit]In Financial Times, Mark Simpson wrote "Billed as 'an epic investigation into America's underbelly,' The War Room has a Catcher in the Rye quality to it, but without the toxicity."[3]
Other works
[edit]He is also coeditor of Re/mapping the Occident (University of California, 1995) and a journalist whose best-known piece is a widely cited career retrospective interview "Once Was King" with World Champion and three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond.
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- The Irish Times, Escape From East Prussia
- The Independent (UK) review of The Flight
- Financial Times "The War Room" [3]
- Bryan Malessa, "Once Was King: An interview with Greg LeMond"
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