Jennifer Toth
Author of The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City
About the Author
Jennifer Toth graduated from Washington University in St. Louis and went on to receive a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. She has written pieces for the Atlantic Monthly, The Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune, and Business Week, and she is the author of The show more Mole People and Orphans of the Living. She lives in Maryland show less
Works by Jennifer Toth
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- Legal name
- Toth, Jennifer Ninel
- Birthdate
- 1967
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
- Education
- Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Columbia University (MA|Journalism) - Occupations
- journalist
writer
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Statistics
- Works
- 4
- Members
- 936
- Popularity
- #27,447
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 23
- ISBNs
- 17
- Languages
- 3
Further adding to the intrigue, Jennifer Toth apparently wrote the account as part of her graduate studies work. However, when challenged to prove her claims, she would not betray the locations-- and thereby the safety-- of the people she had observed, and in some cases, befriended. Losing academic credibility, the book was published as a novel.
It's rare the book I find that can romance me with descriptions of unused underground 1800s platforms, rococo embellishments and baby grands, and then turn my stomach and repulse me with a description of a dinner of "tunnel chicken": rat meat, and have a cohesive whole. But it works.
And I've never looked at the subway the same.… (more)