Lev Grossman
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Lev Grossman (born 1969-06-26[1]) is an American writer, notably the author of the novels Codex [1] and Warp. He also contributes regularly to Time as a book reviewer, although he sometimes explores more esoteric topics such as lolcats[2] and the godlessness of the Harry Potter series. [2]
He has written for The New York Times, Salon.com, Lingua Franca, Entertainment Weekly, Time Out New York, and The Village Voice.
In writing for Time Magazine, he has also covered the consumer electronics industry, interviewing Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and reviewing videogames such as Halo 2. He has interviewed Tom Clancy, Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman, Al Franken and Johnny Cash.
Grossman is the twin brother of video game author Austin Grossman, and brother of sculptor Bathsheba Grossman. He is an alumnus of Lexington High School and Harvard College. Grossman attended a Ph.D. program in comparative literature for three years, but left before completing his dissertation. He lives in Brooklyn.
[edit] Halo 3 Controversy
On August 30, 2007, Lev wrote a controversial article for Time Magazine about the Xbox 360 game Halo 3.[3] The article was criticized for casting gamers in an "unfavorable light".[4]
As for his stereotypes of gamers, Lev would later defend himself, saying that the article was written for "non-gamers".[5]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Lev Grossman" in Marquis' Who's Who on the Web [database online] Marquis Who's Who LLC. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ a b Grossman, Lev. "Cashing in on Cute Cats", Time Magazine, 2007-07-12.
- ^ The Man in the Mask - TIME
- ^ Time Magazine Takes Shots at Gamers with Halo 3 Article
- ^ www.halo3time - The Halo 3 TIME Magazine Article
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