Dustin Long is the author of the novel Icelander

Icelander (novel)

Icelander is the debut novel of Dustin Long. It is part of the Rectangulars line of McSweeney's Books. It appeared on the Los Angeles Times best-seller's list....

, which was published in hardcover in 2006 by McSweeney's

McSweeney's

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 Books and in paperback in 2007 by Grove Press

Grove Press

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. It appeared on the Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

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 best-seller's list. Long studied English Literature at UC Berkeley and is currently a Ph.D. student at Indiana University Bloomington. He lives in Brooklyn.
An interview with Dustin Long

Dustin Long speaks with The Inside Flap

http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/08/11/long/Laura Miller of Salon

Salon.com

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 reviews Icelander]

http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/110906/books.htmlReview in the Montreal Mirror

Montreal Mirror

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