Stephen Amidon

Martin Kich (Wright State University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Dates

Born 1959
Activity 1990-ongoing

Places

Born in United States
Active in United States; England

Activities

Primary

Journalist
Novelist

Resources

A native of Chicago, born there in 1959, and a graduate of Wake Forest University, Stephen Amidon has lived for some time as an expatriate in the United Kingdom. He has written book and film reviews, as well as cultural commentary, for the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Literary Review, the New York Times, the Observer, and the Sunday Times. Although Amidon had previously written three novels and three collections of short stories, his work did not receive a great deal of critical notice until the publication of his third novel, The New City (Doubleday, 2000). His work has been recognized with a Bursary award from the Arts Council of Great Britain.

Amidon's …

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Citation: Kich, Martin. "Stephen Amidon". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 April 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12086, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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