Darin Strauss
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Darin Strauss (born March 1, 1970) is a best-selling American writer whose work has received a number of prestigious awards, including, among others, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Half a Life, Strauss' most recent book, received the 2011 NBCC Award for memoir/autobiography.
Early life
Strauss was born in Roslyn Harbor, Long Island. He attended Tufts University, where he worked with Jay Cantor. He played guitar in a band with Jonathan Coulton after attending graduate school at New York University.
Personal life
Strauss is married to Susannah Meadows, a writer who writes a monthly Newly Released Books column for The New York Times' daily Arts Section. He is the father of identical twin boys. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, and teaches writing at New York University.
Career
Chang & Eng, the Barnes & Noble Discover Award's runner-up, the Literary Lions Award winner, a Borders Award nominee, and a nominee for the PEN Hemingway Award, among other things, is based on the lives of the famous conjoined twins Chang and Eng. Among other things, Chang & Eng was a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year and a Newsweek Best Book of the Year. Julie Taymor's book rights were sold to Disney; actor Gary Oldman purchased the rights from Disney. Chang and Eng are adapted by Strauss and Oldman for the film.
The Real McCoy, Strauss' second book, was based on Charles "Kid McCoy"'s life. By the New York Public Library, "The True McCoy" was named a New York Times Notable Book" and one of the year's "25 Best Books of the Year."
Strauss gained the Guggenheim Fellowship in Fiction Writing after this book.
More Than It Hurts You, Strauss' third book in a contemporary setting, was published by PenguinPutnam in 2008. The book appeared on several year-end best-book lists, as well as a national bestseller, peaking as high as No. 1. Both the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News lists rank 3, while No. 3 is No. 0. In July 2008, New York Post list # 6 appeared on the New York Post list. The book's visibility was strong, and Strauss wrote about his extensive book tour for Newsweek, and he appeared on Craig Ferguson and Good Morning America.
In a July 2008 episode titled "Life After Death," he explores the consequences of a traffic collision in which a classmate was swerved in front of his car and was killed. Although he may not have avoided the crash and was not at fault, he nevertheless felt guilty, and it had affected him for decades.
Half a Life, McSweeney's next book, is a memoir about the traffic crash that killed his brother Jack, a writer who was featured in GQ magazine, This American Life, and also in The Times and The Daily Mail (UK). A Life is a Celebrity magazine was selected as the best book of the year by NPR, Amazon.com, The Plain Dealer, and The San Francisco Chronicle among others. Half a Life, Robert McCrum's "one of the best books I have ever read"), as well as "excellent, insightful, and sad, but not only of a superb writer but also of a human being" by Nick Hornby, who was a critical favorite in the United Kingdom, "one of the finest books I have ever read" by Ali Catterall on The Guardian.
The 2011 National Book Critics Circle Award was given to Half a Life (Autobiography).
The Queen of Tuesday, the author's most recent book, is a mix of fiction, biography, and memoir based on an imagined love affair between the author's grandfather and Lucille Ball. It has received accolades in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and dozens of others. "If Darin Strauss isn't the best contemporary American writer, he's near the top" in "New Pop Lit," Karl Wenclas wrote. "I love this book," Bill Goldstein said on NBC News. "It's amazing."
Awards and honors
- 2021: Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize, finalist (winner to be announced in April, 2021)
- 2020: "Best Books of the Year," The Washington Post
- 2020: "Best Books of the Year," Literary Hub
- 2011: National Book Critics Circle Award, Winner
- 2011: New York University's Alumnae Achievement Award, Winner
- 2010: "Editor's Choice," The New York Times
- 2010: "Best Books of the Year," NPR
- 2010: "Best Books of the Year," The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio)
- 2010: "Best Books of the Year," Amazon
- 2010: "Best Books of the Year," San Francisco Chronicle
- 2008: "Best Books of the Year," Denver Post
- 2008: "Book of the Summer," GQ Magazine
- 2006: Guggenheim Fellowship, Winner
- 2005: "Outstanding Dozen" teaching award, New York University, Winner
- 2002: "Times Notable Book," The New York Times
- 2002: "25 Best Books of the Year," New York Public Library
- 2000: "10 Best Novels of the Year," Newsweek
- 2000:"Best Books of the Year," Los Angeles Times
- 2000: ALA Alex Award, Winner
- 2000: Barnes & Noble Discover Award, Runner-up
- 2000: NYPL Literary Lions Award, Finalist
