Nora Chassler
Nora Chassler is a Scottish-American writer. She has published two novels, an epic poem and a book of fragments.
Biography
Chassler was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1972.[1] She studied at Hunter College and St. Andrews University.[1]
She has published two novels: Miss Thing in 2010 (Two Ravens Press),[2] and Grandmother Divided by Monkey Equals Outer Space in 2015 (Valley Press). Chassler has also written a book of fragments called Madame Bildungsroman's Optimistic Worldview in 2017, described in The Irish Times as "a collection of tweet-size conversation fragments with a papier-mâché dummy of an old woman. Helpful advice for writers too".[3] This as well as a long poem, The Minnow Would be Lost, in 2020, were both published by Valley Press.[1]
She lives in Edinburgh[1] with her poodle and daughter and is writing "The Noracle", a book of poetry in the form of the I Ching. She has also begun writing films and series for television.
Critical reception
In a review for The Independent, Lisa Gee described Miss Thing as a "shimmering debut novel" that is "clever, playful and often darkly funny."[2]
In The Guardian, William Boyd writes, "Nora Chassler’s extraordinary Grandmother Divided by Monkey Equals Outer Space (Valley) breaks all moulds. Set in 1980s New York, it is a triumphant vindication of the edgy, eccentric demotic as a compelling narrative voice."[4] In The Herald, Regi Claire called it "a roller-coaster 'trip' in words. Its portrayal of New York life on the fringes is exuberant, starkly honest and laced with wit."[5] Claire praised Madame Bildungsroman's Optimistic Worldview as well, saying it "offers a brilliant perspective on existence through fragments and aperçus: ambiguous, acerbic, moving and searingly intelligent."[6]
Works
Miss Thing, Two Ravens Press, 2010.
Grandmother Divided by Monkey Equals Outer Space, Valley Press, 2015
Madame Bildungsroman’s Optimistic Worldview, Valley Press, 2017
The Minnow Would Be Lost, Valley Press, 2020 [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Nora Chassler". www.valleypressuk.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gee, Lisa (March 2, 2010). "Miss Thing, By Nora Chassler Two Ravens Press". The Independent. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ↑ Doyle, Martin. "Laugh in the time of Corona: Favourite funny books". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Best holiday reads 2015". the Guardian. 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Scotland's most influential people on the best books they've read in 2015". HeraldScotland.
- ↑ "What have the great and the good been reading in 2017?". HeraldScotland. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
External links
- Excerpt from Madame Bildungsroman's Optimistic Worldview (Brooklyn Rail, September 2017)
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