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'''Bryan Joachim Malessa''' (born [[1964]]) is an American writer from [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio]]. He is a graduate of [[University of California, Berkeley]] (BA), and the Oscar Wilde Centre at [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[MPhil]]). His novel The Flight ([[Harper Perennial]]) is one of the first written in English to depict the [[Expulsion of Germans after World War II]]. In reviewing the novel, [[The Irish Times]] stated "With this story…Bryan Malessa joins the ranks of [[Günter Grass]]…in taking on the major preoccupations of post-war German literature – National Socialism and the fear of history repeating itself, the complicity of the German people in the crimes perpetuated in their name, and the role of literature in history and memory." Regarding the novel's controversial subject matter, [[The Independent]] (UK) stated, "Only since the fall of the Iron Curtain has the subject begun to be discussed, and it remains highly sensitive. The Flight joins a small but growing body of literature on the subject, but the novel does not seek to exonerate the Germans." |
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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]]. |
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His story "Looking Out For Hope" (Voices of the Xiled, Doubleday, 1994) in memory of [[Raymond Carver]] was made into a short film directed by [[Phil Harder]] and scored by [[Low (band)]]. |
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== Novels == |
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=== The Flight === |
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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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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2007/0407/1175720887682.html |
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=== 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."<ref>Simpson, Mark (journalist). 'The War Room' book review. Financial Times, 14 February 2011</ref> |
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== Other works == |
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==References== |
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[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/escape-from-east-prussia-1.1200861] |
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*Financial Times "The War Room" [https://www.ft.com/content/327918e4-3563-11e0-aa6c-00144feabdc0] |
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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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