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'''Bryan Joachim Malessa''' (born May 16, 1964 in [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[novel]]ist. He is a graduate of [[University of California, Berkeley]] (BA), and the [[Oscar Wilde Centre]] at [[Trinity College, Dublin]] ([[MPhil]]). He lives in greater [[Los Angeles]].

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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]].


== Novels ==
== Novels ==

=== The Flight ===
=== The Flight ===


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) wrote, "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."
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>


=== The War Room ===
=== The War Room ===


In [[Financial Times]], [[Mark Simpson (journalist)|Mark Simpson]] wrote “As an Englishman, I’ve always found the US to be a very German-flavoured kind of place. The organisation; presidential principle; laws against jaywalking; love of technology; Protestantism. But almost nowhere do you find it acknowledged – which is odd, as almost every other ethnicity that went into the famous “melting pot” is celebrated. But now an American writer has finally outed the US as secretly very [[German American|German]] indeed. As Bryan Malessa’s new novel The War Room makes plain, Germans make up by far the largest [[ethnic group]] in the US, but are also almost completely invisible…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.” The [[Daily Mail]] (UK) noted that The War Room “is also an intensely detailed account of the psychology and tactics of [[bicycle racing]].”
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>


== 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 "Once Was King" with World Champion and three-time [[Tour de France]] winner [[Greg LeMond]].
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 the rock band [[Low (band)|Low]].

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He is also editor 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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==Sources==

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(1) The Irish Times, Escape From East Prussia
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2007/0407/1175720887682.html

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(2) The Independent (UK) review of The Flight
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http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-flight-by-bryan-malessa-438861.html


==References==
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(3) Bryan Malessa, "Once Was King: An interview with Greg LeMond"
{{Reflist}}
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http://www.roble.net/marquis/coaching/lemond98.html


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==Sources==
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(4) Financial Times “The War Room” http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/327918e4-3563-11e0-aa6c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1EHYut8eX
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*The Irish Times, Escape From East Prussia
[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/escape-from-east-prussia-1.1200861]
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*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]
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*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"
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[http://www.roble.net/marquis/coaching/lemond98.html]


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(5) Daily Mail (UK) “The War Room”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-1355572/Bryan-Malessa-THE-WAR-ROOM.html?ito=feeds-newsxml


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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

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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 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

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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

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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 "Once Was King" with World Champion and three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond.

References

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  1. ^ McClements, Freya. 'Escape From East Prussia' book review. The Irish Times, 7 April 2007.
  2. ^ Schuler, CJ. 'The Flight' book review. The Independent, 5 March 2007.
  3. ^ Simpson, Mark (journalist). 'The War Room' book review. Financial Times, 14 February 2011

Sources

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  • The Irish Times, Escape From East Prussia

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  • The Independent (UK) review of The Flight

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  • Financial Times "The War Room" [3]
  • Bryan Malessa, "Once Was King: An interview with Greg LeMond"

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