Evan Mandery
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Evan Mandery, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1967 is an author, professor of ethics and death penalty law at NYC's John Jay College and well-known poker player. He lives in Great Neck, Long Island, and is currently working on another novel, tentatively titled It’s Later than You Think: Parrot Sketch Excluded.[citation needed]
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[edit] Career
Mandery graduated from Harvard in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies, and then went on to graduate from Harvard Law School as Juris Doctor in 1992. His first publications were non-fiction: The Campaign: Rudy Giuliani, Ruth Messinger, Al Sharpton, and the Race to Be Mayor of New York City (1999, Perseus Books), an account of his time working in the 1997 New York City mayoral election, and "Eyes on City Hall: A Young Man's Education in New York Political Warfare" (2001, Westview Press). He has also published numerous articles dealing with the application and ethics of the death penalty.
[edit] Works of Fiction
Mandery's first novel "Dreaming of Gwen Stefani" was published in 2007 by Ig Publishing and was described by by Jay McInerney as
a quirky and compelling riff on the nature of romantic obsession, celebrity worship, free will versus determinism and the joys of Papaya 'Queen' hot dogs[citation needed]
The book deals with mathematical genius Mortimer Taylor Coleridge who, as a hot-dog vendor in New York City, devises methods of maximising his sales; however, he strives for a better life. Discovering VH1, he finds Gwen Stefani who represents a model of perfection and becomes the object of his dreams. As this one-sided love affair unfolds, his acts call into question the thin line between admiration and obsession in our fame-focused society.
[edit] Poker
As a poker player Mandery won the first casino tournament he entered and won $3,500. He took second place in the 2005 United States Poker Championship, winning $21,280.[1]
