Jonathan Carroll (1) (1949–)
Author of The Land of Laughs
For other authors named Jonathan Carroll, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Jonathan Carroll was born in 1949 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, to two artistic parents, Sidney Carroll, a screenwriter whose film credits include The Hustler, starring Paul Newman, and June Carroll, an actress and lyricist. The family migrated between the east and west coasts, while Carroll was show more growing up, finally enrolling him in a boarding school in Connecticut. He developed an interest in writing while in high school and graduated cum laude from Rutgers University. He next pursued a master's degree in creative writing at the University of Virginia. Carroll's first novel, Land of the Laughs, was published in 1980 and was followed by Voice of Our Shadow. His novels are difficult to classify into one genre. The novels are full of fantasy and imagination, yet remain profound. His work inspires cult followings and is especially popular in France and Germany. An expatriate since the 1970s, Carroll lives in Vienna. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Jonathan Carroll
Ceffo 5 copies
Oko dnia {Carrollblog} 5 copies
Fish in a Barrel {story} 2 copies
The Art of Falling Down {story} 2 copies
Shoes at War {filmscript} 1 copy
East of Furious {story} 1 copy
Alone Alarm {story} 1 copy
The Stolen Church {story} 1 copy
Associated Works
American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now (2009) — Contributor — 263 copies
Speaking of the Fantastic: Interviews with Masters of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2002) — Contributor — 13 copies
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- Legal name
- Carroll, Jonathan Samuel
- Birthdate
- 1949-01-26
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Vienna, Austria
- Education
- Rutgers University
University of Virginia (MA) - Occupations
- novelist
short-story writer - Relationships
- Reich, Steve (half brother)
- Agent
- John Berlyne (Zeno Agency)
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1980s (2)
Magic Realism (4)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 49
- Also by
- 36
- Members
- 9,587
- Popularity
- #2,505
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 251
- ISBNs
- 257
- Languages
- 12
- Favorited
- 10
The story is a mishmash of various characters from other Carroll novels, odd stories the character overhears such as the story of the retreating German soldiers in WWII which has absolutely no bearing on the book's narrative, and weird magic things which don't really amount to anything. The inclusion of the subplot about the sultan's murderous brother and resulting civil war which prevents the museum being built in the Middle East adds some action, but some is pointless such as the protagonist having to go to the place where the museum would have been built only to be told he has to build it in Austria. There's a lot of stuff that is just plain daft even for a Carroll story such as the incredible shrinking car, and dog lovers may find one scene upsetting. Then certain characters turn out to be aspects of the protagonist and
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