Barry Yourgrau
Barry Yourgrau | |
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| Born | 1949 South Africa |
| Occupation | Writer, Performer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Wearing Dad's Head; A Man Jumps Out of an Airplane |
| Website | |
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Barry Yourgrau is an American writer and performer.
Biography
Born in South Africa in 1949, he came to the United States as a child and became an American citizen in 1974. In the 1980s, he performed an acclaimed reading act at venues throughout New York.
He had an eclectic career, appearing as Edward Teller in the film Fat Man and Little Boy, contributing to NPR's All Things Considered and appearing with his reading act on MTV Unplugged in 1993. He is a frequent contributor to publications such as Paris Review [1] and the Guardian [2]. His books have been widely praised and reprinted.
He wrote about his hoarding tendencies in his memoir 'Mess' and was interviewed by the New York Times[3] and Los Angeles Times with feature articles. [4]
Bibliography
Story Collections
- The Sadness of Sex (1979)
- A Man Jumps Out of an Airplane (1984)
- Wearing Dad's Head (1987)
- Haunted Traveller: An Imaginary Memoir (1999)
Young Readers
- My Curious Uncle Dudley (2004)
- Nasty Book (2005)
- Another Nasty Book (2006)
- Yet Another Nasty Book (2007)
Memoirs
- Mess: One Man's Struggle to Clean up his House and his Act (2015)
External links
References
- ↑ "Barry Yourgrau Articles". The Paris Review.
- ↑ "Barry Yourgrau Articles". The Guardian.
- ↑ "A Hoarder's Tale of Redemption". New York Times.
- ↑ "Q&A: 'Mess' author straightens out readers about clutter and hoarding". Los Angeles Times.
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