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Jeff Parker

ジェフ・パーカー

Jefu Pākā

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1974-01-03 (Tallahassee, Florida)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Tallahassee, Florida → Syracuse, New York → Toronto, Canada → Moscow, Russia → Tampa, Florida → Amherst, Massachusetts

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short story writer, Editor, Professor
Active Years
1999-2025
Affiliations
University of Toronto, Russian State University for the Humanities, University of Tampa, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Disquiet International
Influenced By
George Saunders, Arthur Flowers
Influenced
Kevin Keck

Education

University of Florida
Journalism / Journalism Department
Degree: BS
Country: United States
Syracuse University
Creative Writing Program / Creative Writing
Degree: MFA
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: United States

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ovenman

2007 Novel

An American novel published by Tin House Books.

Modern life

The Taste of Penny

2010 Novel

A collection or novel published by Dzanc Books.

Bibliography

  • Amerika: Russian Writers View the United States (2004, co-editor)
  • Life & Limb: Skateboarders Writer from the Deep End (2004)
  • The Back of the Line (2007)
  • Ovenman (2007)
  • Rasskazy: New Fiction From a New Russia (2009, co-editor)
  • The Taste of Penny (2010)
  • Sankya (2014, translator)
  • Where Bears Roam the Streets (2015)
  • Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion (2015)
  • A Manner of Being (2015)

Translations by Author

  • Sankya (from Russian)

Legacy

Known as an American contemporary novelist and short story writer.