Walter Kirn
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Walter Kirn is an American novelist and critic who lives in Montana. A 1983 graduate of Princeton University, he has published a collection of short stories and several novels, including Thumbsucker, which was made into a 2005 film featuring Keanu Reeves and Vince Vaughn; Up in the Air; and Mission to America. Also in 2005, he took over Andrew Sullivan's blog for a few weeks. He has recently finished work on The Unbinding, an Internet-only novel that was posted in Slate magazine.[1] He has also reviewed books for New York magazine and currently contributes to The New York Times Book Review and New York Times Sunday Magazine.
Kirn's family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he was twelve, but Kirn is no longer affiliated with the church.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ The Unbinding: An exclusive Slate novel. By Walter Kim. Slate. Retrieved on 2006-06-22.
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4964686&ft=1&f=1033
[edit] External links
- Larry Weissman, Interview with Walter Kirn, Random House.
- Terry Gross, Writer Walter Kirn, on a 'Mission to America', Fresh Air, NPR.
