Jonathan Tropper
Internationally bestselling author of This is Where I Leave You
Ron Currie, Jr.
Author of Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles, Everything Matters! and God is Dead
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Ron Currie, Jr. is the author of Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles, Everything Matters! and God Is Dead, winner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award. Often compared to Kurt Vonnegut, he was recently presented the Addison M. Metcalf Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Currie, a regular on the university lecture circuit, speaks with insight about his genre-bending, character-driven work.
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About Ron Currie
Ron Currie, Jr. worked full-time as a short order cook until becoming a full-time writer in 2007 with the publication of God Is Dead. His debut story collection won the 2008 New York Public Library Young Lion’s Award, and in May 2009 Ron was presented with the Addison M. Metcalf Award for Literature by the Academy of Arts and Letters.
Two years later, Ron published his much anticipated novel, Everything Matters!, securing his place as a rising star in literary fiction. His latest book, Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles, further cemented his status as a strong figure in the genre.
He currently lives in Waterville, Maine.
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Speaking Topics
Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles
Everything Matters!
God is Dead
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Praise for Ron Currie
Ron’s visit was AMAZING—the students here really enjoyed having him, and it was a blast for me, too. It’s going to be really hard to try to top this year’s first read book.
— James Zubricky, Associate Lecturer of Chemistry,, University of ToledoPraise for The One-Eyed Man
Ron Currie has created a character for our times. . .In these latter days of ‘alternative facts,’ the idea of someone fearlessly dedicated to total, literal honesty sounds awfully appealing.
— Ron Charles, The Washington PostA comically verbose and culturally savvy narration tempered by a bass line of vulnerability. K. may not be the truth-telling hero America wants, but he’s unquestionably the one we deserve.
— The Wall Street JournalEntertaining . . . a witty, knotty novel of ‘truth’
— The Los Angeles TimesWhen George Saunders wrote ‘humor is what happens when we’re told the truth quicker and more directly than we’re used to,’ he was talking about the fiction of Kurt Vonnegut – but the line applies perfectly to Ron Currie’s new novel . . . The One Eyed-Man manages to offer readers humor, truth, and something else: the weird, uncomfortable way that life reveals its plans for us.
— Nick Ripatrazone, Google Play BooksCurrie navigates the funny-sad axis of human relations as well as anyone writing today. . . He’s a consummate performer – engaging and generous, filled with provocative ideas and gorgeous language to express them.”
— Portland Press HeraldCurrie is a talented storyteller . . . he explores the pain of loss and the possibility of redemption with aplomb, humor, and an empathetic hand in this heartbreaking tale.
— Publishers WeeklyThe One-Eyed Man delivers blistering, hilarious social satire and apocalyptic hijinks with the best of them, but what you have after the smoke clears is a deep, moving novel about love and grief. Ron Currie is a many-eyed and many-hearted wonder.
— Sam Lipsyte, author of The AskDead-on timely satire. Currie is as readable as he is brilliant.
— Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings PlaybookA Swift-ian morality tale about a land of ‘hysteria and half-truths’ . . . Currie’s caustic humor and deadly sarcastic bite win out.
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The One-Eyed Man
“Nobody writing today walks the knife edge of cynicism and sentiment more bravely, intelligently and confidently than Ron Currie. By turns hilarious and heartfelt, The One-Eyed Man is a revelation, a wonder.” –Richard Russo
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