George Michelsen Foy
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George Michelsen Foy (born December 14, 1962) is an American author who has taught creative writing at New York University since 1999.[1]
Writing in both English and French, Foy has written 14 novels and three works of non-fiction, some published under the names George Foy, Georges Foy, and G. F. Michelsen.[2] He is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship.[3]
Early life[edit]
Foy was born December 14, 1962, in Barnstable, Massachusetts. He holds a Baccalauréat from the University of Caen Normandy, a BSc. from the London School of Economics, and an MFA from Bennington College.[citation needed] In his 20s he received a Limited Master Credential from the US Coast Guard;[citation needed] Foy subsequently worked on British freighters, captained a Cape Cod fishing boat, and covered waterfront affairs for the Cape Cod Register.[4]
Career[edit]
His first novel, Asia Rip, was published by Viking in 1984.[citation needed]
Foy's essays and fiction have appeared in Rolling Stone, Harper's,[5] Men's Journal, The New York Times, Slate, Salon,[6] Poets & Writers, and other publications. A futuristic novel, The Shift, was a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1998.[citation needed] Of his 2003 novel, Hard Bottom, Booklist wrote, "[his] characters are vivid and down to earth, his prose is both potent and elegant."[citation needed] Foy's short stories and poems have won awards from Epiphany,[7] F(r)iction Magazine, Fiction Factory, the Gouveia Poetry Foundation, and others.[citation needed] Economic injustice and technological chaos are recurring themes in Foy's fiction.[citation needed]
Foy was a founding member of the performance group Flashpoint.[8] He writes the "Shut Up and Listen" blog for Psychology Today.[9]
The Last Green Light, a novel featuring invisible working-class characters in The Great Gatsby, will be published by Guernica Editions in May 2024.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
He lives on Cape Cod and in New York City.
Bibliography[edit]
(As George Foy)
Asia Rip, Viking Press (1984: ISBN 9780670138043) [10]
Music in Stone (with S. Lawrence), Scala Press (1984: ISBN 9780935748611) [11]
Coaster, Viking Press (1986: ISBN 9780002230292)[12]
Challenge, Viking Press (1988: ISBN 9780670817276)[13]
To Sleep with Ghosts, Bantam/Doubleday (1992: ISBN-13 9780553089325) [14]
Blues für Nansen, Schneekluth Verlag (1993: ISBN 9783795111403) [15]
The Shift, Bantam/Doubleday/Spectra (1996: ISBN 9780553375442)[16]
Contraband, Bantam/Doubleday/Spectra (1997: ISBN 9780553375459) [17]
The Memory of Fire, Bantam/Doubleday/Spectra (2000: ISBN 9780553379303) [18]
Last Harbor, Bantam/Doubleday/Spectra (2001: ISBN 9780553379310)[19]
(As G. F. Michelsen)
Hard Bottom, University Press of New England (2001: ISBN-13 9781584650812) [20]
The Art and Practice of Explosion, University Press of New England (2003: ISBN 9781584653080)[21]
Mettle, University Press of New England (2009: ISBN 9781584656470)[22]
(As Georges Foy)
Enquête sur Kamanzi, Éditions Globophile (2017: ISBN 9791094423035)[23]
(As George Michelsen Foy)
Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute Silence, Scribners (2011: ISBN 9781416599593)[24]
Finding North: How Navigation Makes Us Human, Flatiron/Macmillan (2016: ISBN 9781250052681)[25]
Run the Storm: A Savage Hurricane, a Brave Crew, and the Wreck of the SS El Faro, Scribner (2018: ISBN 9781501184895)[26]
The Last Green Light, Guernica Editions (2024: ISBN 9781771838870)[27]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Faculty".
- ↑ "Michelsen, G. F. | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ↑ "Literature Fellowships".
- ↑ "Where's the local news? Cape Cod newspaper stops the presses after 185 years. It's not alone". 4 February 2022.
- ↑ Foy, George Michelsen. "Burning Olivier: A white actor tries to break into Hindi film". Harper's Magazine.
- ↑ "George Michelsen Foy's Articles at Salon.com". www.salon.com.
- ↑ "Epiphany Spring/Summer 2017 (Ebook)".
- ↑ "Flashpoint January 22nd, 2015".
- ↑ "Shut up and Listen! | Psychology Today".
- ↑ "ISBN 9780670138043 - Asia Rip".
- ↑ "ISBN 9780935748611 - Music in Stone: Great Sculpture Gardens of the World".
- ↑ "ISBN 9780002230292 - Coaster".
- ↑ "ISBN 9780670817276 - Challenge".
- ↑ "Isbn 9780553089325".
- ↑ "Isbn 9783795111403".
- ↑ "Isbn 9780553375442".
- ↑ "Isbn 9780553375459".
- ↑ "Isbn 9780553379303".
- ↑ "Isbn 9780553379310".
- ↑ "Isbn 9781584650812".
- ↑ "Isbn 9781584653080".
- ↑ "Isbn 9781584656470".
- ↑ "Enquête sur Kamanzi – les éditions Globophile".
- ↑ "Isbn 9781416599593".
- ↑ "Isbn 9781250052681".
- ↑ "Isbn 9781501184895".
- ↑ "Isbn 9781771838870".
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