Reif Larsen
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Life
Larsen was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Both his parents were artists.[3] He graduated from Milton Academy in 1998 and then went on to Brown University and Columbia University. He holds an M.F.A in fiction. He has also made films in the United States, the United Kingdom and the sub-Saharan desert.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He currently is living in New York.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Works
Larsen's debut novel, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, was adapted into a 2013 film entitled The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet.[4] His second novel, I Am Radar, appeared in 2015. Like Larsen's debut, the book is an example of ergodic literature, including diagrams and footnotes within the text. He has also authored two children's books.
Style
Larsen has cited Mark Danielewski, W.G. Sebald and Gabriel García Márquez as influences. Larsen's work incorporates illustrations, diagrams, and footnotes within the text.[5]
Bibliography
- The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (2009)
- I Am Radar (2015)
- The Path (children's book, 2021)
- Una Wimple Charts Her House (children's book, 2021)
References
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