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Tony Tulathimutte

トニー・トゥラティムッテ

Tony Tulathimutte

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1983-09-01 (Springfield, Massachusetts)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Massachusetts → San Francisco → Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Career

Occupations
Writer, UX Researcher
Active Years
2008-2024
Affiliations
CRIT
Nominations
National Book Award for Fiction Longlist (Rejection)

Education

Stanford University
Symbolic Systems
Degree: BS, MS
Year of Graduation: 2006
Country: United States
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Creative Writing
Degree: MFA
Year of Graduation: 2010
Country: United States

Awards

O. Henry Award
2008
Work: Scenes from the Life of the Only Girl in Water Shield, Alaska
Category: Short Story
Organization: O. Henry Award
Result: 受賞
Whiting Award
2017
Work: Private Citizens
Category: Fiction
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Private Citizens

2016 Satirical Fiction

A satirical novel following four Stanford alumni after graduation.

MillennialsSan FranciscoAmbition

Rejection

2024 Short Story Collection

A short story collection satirizing current liberal piety and corporatized identity politics.

RejectionFeminismIdentity

Bibliography

  • Private Citizens (2016)
  • Rejection (2024)
  • Composite Body (The Cimarron Review)
  • Inheritance (The Threepenny Review)
  • Brains (The Malahat Review)
  • The Man Who Wasn't Male (Wag's Revue)
  • Scenes from the Life of the Only Girl in Water Shield, Alaska (The Threepenny Review)
  • The Feminist (n+1)
  • Ahegao (The Paris Review)

Translations by Author

  • Remote Research (2010, co-author with Nate Bolt)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
SatiricalSharp social critiqueHumorous
Recurring Motifs
Millennial strugglesLiberal cultureRejection and ambition

Legacy

American writer known for satirical fiction depicting millennial lifestyles sharply.

Trivia

  • Son of Thai immigrants.
  • Avid fan of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
  • Lead instructor at CRIT.