David Bowman (December 8, 1957 – February 27, 2012) was an American writer. He published two novels and one book of music criticism before his death in 2012, at age 54.[1] A third novel, Big Bang, was published on January 15, 2019, by Little, Brown and Company.[2] Bowman also wrote for Salon.[3]
David Bowman | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1957 |
| Died | February 27, 2012 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Books
editHis first novel, Let the Dog Drive, was a 1993 New York Times Notable Book.[4] It also won the Elmer Holmes Bobst Award for Emerging Writers.[5]
Bunny Modern, his second novel, was published in 1998; SPIN called it "lively, whacked-out, [and] often surprisingly moving."[6]
Bowman's only work of nonfiction, This Must Be the Place: The Adventures of the Talking Heads in the 20th Century, about Talking Heads, came out in 2001.[1]
Big Bang, Bowman's posthumous novel, received critical acclaim.[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b Vitello, Paul (May 3, 2012). "David Bowman, Author of 'Let the Dog Drive,' Dies at 54". The New York Times.
- ^ "Big Bang". May 8, 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via littlebrown.com.
- ^ "Salon.com | News, Politics, Business, Technology & Culture". www.salon.com.
- ^ "Notable Books of the Year 1993". The New York Times (National ed.). 5 December 1993. pp. 7–42. eISSN 1553-8095. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
LET THE DOG DRIVE. By David Bowman.
- ^ Sandlin, Tim (February 7, 1993). "The Hippo and the Belle of Amherst". The New York Times.
- ^ LLC, SPIN Media (February 3, 1998). "2020 Vision". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 56 – via Internet Archive.
bunny modern bowman.
- ^ Bowman, David (June 4, 2019). "Among the Dark Horses with David Bowman's "Big Bang" – Los Angeles Review of Books". Lareviewofbooks.org. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Williams, John (February 10, 2019). "An Encyclopedic Novel Intent on Reliving the Baby Boomers' Touchstone Moments. All of Them". The New York Times.
- ^ "'Big Bang' praises famous men (and women)". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Further reading
edit- — (3 April 2001). This Must Be the Place: The Adventures of Talking Heads in the Twentieth Century. HarperEntertainment. ISBN 978-0380978465. LCCN 00046082. OCLC 44914246. OL 7435999M. Retrieved 3 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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