Bruce Duffy
Encyclopedia
Bruce Michael Duffy is an American
author. He is best known for his novel The World As I Found It (Ticknor & Fields, 1987), a fictionalized account of the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein
, a prominent 20th century philosopher. In 1988, the book won a Whiting Writer's Award and Duffy received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Joyce Carol Oates named "The World As I Found It" as one of "five great nonfiction novels," calling the book a "a bold and original work of fiction" and "one of the most ambitious first novels ever published" (Salon.com). In October 2010, "The World As I Found It" was republished as a Classic by the New York Review of Books. Duffy has also contributed to Harper's Magazine
, Time Magazine and Life magazine, among others.
Duffy also wrote Last Comes the Egg in 1997 (Simon & Schuster). This piece, Duffy's second novel, was received with general praise. Salon.com
praised the novel for its originality and tragic humor. His novel "Disaster Was My God: A Novel of the Outlaw Life of Arthur Rimbaud" was released by Doubleday on July 19, 2011.
Duffy was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Irish-American parents and lived his entire childhood in Garrett Park, Maryland. He has two daughters, Lily and Kate.
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author. He is best known for his novel The World As I Found It (Ticknor & Fields, 1987), a fictionalized account of the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He was professor in philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947...
, a prominent 20th century philosopher. In 1988, the book won a Whiting Writer's Award and Duffy received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Joyce Carol Oates named "The World As I Found It" as one of "five great nonfiction novels," calling the book a "a bold and original work of fiction" and "one of the most ambitious first novels ever published" (Salon.com). In October 2010, "The World As I Found It" was republished as a Classic by the New York Review of Books. Duffy has also contributed to Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine
Harper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. . The current editor is Ellen Rosenbush, who replaced Roger Hodge in January 2010...
, Time Magazine and Life magazine, among others.
Duffy also wrote Last Comes the Egg in 1997 (Simon & Schuster). This piece, Duffy's second novel, was received with general praise. Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
praised the novel for its originality and tragic humor. His novel "Disaster Was My God: A Novel of the Outlaw Life of Arthur Rimbaud" was released by Doubleday on July 19, 2011.
Duffy was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Irish-American parents and lived his entire childhood in Garrett Park, Maryland. He has two daughters, Lily and Kate.
External links
- Review of The World As I Found It from the New York Times.
- Articles by Bruce Duffy at Harper's MagazineHarper's MagazineHarper's Magazine is a monthly magazine of literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts, with a generally left-wing perspective. It is the second-oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the U.S. . The current editor is Ellen Rosenbush, who replaced Roger Hodge in January 2010...