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Lev Grossman

Author of The Magicians

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About the Author

Lev Grossman was born on June 26, 1969. He received a degree in literature from Harvard University in 1991. He spent three years in the Ph.D. program in comparative literature at Yale University, but left before completing his dissertation. In 2002, he became a book reviewer and one of the lead show more technology writers for Time magazine. He has written for Salon, The Village Voice, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Entertainment Weekly, The Believer, Lingua Franca, and the New York Times. His first novel, Warp, was published in 1997. His other novels include Codex, The Magicians, which won a 2010 Alex Award, The Magician King and The Magician's Land. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Lev Grossman

Associated Works

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) — Foreword, some editions — 24,782 copies
Dangerous Women (2013) — Contributor — 1,114 copies
Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories (2016) — Contributor — 414 copies
The Writer's Map: An Atlas of Imaginary Lands (2018) — Contributor — 403 copies
Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy (2013) — Contributor — 400 copies
Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books (2011) — Contributor — 379 copies
Other Worlds Than These (2012) — Foreword — 247 copies
The Way of the Wizard (2010) — Contributor — 207 copies
Steampunk III: Steampunk Revolution (2012) — Contributor — 150 copies
Who Done It? (2013) — Contributor — 136 copies
Unfettered III: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy (2019) — Contributor — 105 copies
Dangerous Women 2 (2014) — Contributor — 92 copies
The Magicians Original Graphic Novel: Alice's Story (2019) — Creator — 90 copies
Ventriloquism (2010) — Introduction — 67 copies
The Magicians: The New Class (2020) — Creator — 43 copies
The Magicians #1 (2019) — Creator — 11 copies
The Magicians #2 — Creator — 5 copies
The Magicians #4 (2020) — Creator — 5 copies
Time Magazine 2011.02.21 (2011) 2 copies
The Magicians #3 — Creator — 2 copies
The Paulandstormonomicon — Contributor — 2 copies
The Magicians #5 — Creator — 1 copy
Locus, July 2011 (606) — Contributor — 1 copy
Time Magazine 2010.12.06 (2010) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Grossman, Lev
Birthdate
1969-06-26
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Places of residence
Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York, USA
Education
Lexington High School
Harvard University (BA|1991)
Yale University
Relationships
Grossman, Austin (twin brother)
Grossman, Allen R. (father)
Grossman, Judith (mother)
Gee, Sophie (wife)
Grossman, Bathsheba (sister)
Organizations
Time
Awards and honors
Alex Award (2010)
Tolkien Lecture (2015)
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2011)
Short biography
Lev Grossman is an American novelist and journalist. He was the book critic and lead technology writer at Time magazine from 2002 to 2016.

Grossman was born on June 26, 1969 in Concord, Massachusetts. He is the twin brother of video game designer and novelist Austin Grossman, brother of sculptor Bathsheba Grossman, and son of the poet Allen Grossman and the novelist Judith Grossman. He is an alumnus of Lexington High School and Harvard College. He graduated from Harvard in 1991 with a degree in literature. Grossman then attended a Ph.D. program in comparative literature for three years at Yale University, but dropped out before completing his dissertation.

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The Magicians - Lev Grossman in FantasyFans (April 2019)

Reviews

Meh. I just kind of lost interest in this about 2/3 through. Might go back and finish it later, might not.
 
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ledonnelly | 197 other reviews | Mar 11, 2024 |
I really liked this despite the reaaaally long period of unnecessary description without action in the middle. Enough so that I'm grateful that I have something to move onto to read. Not sure why I'm in such a reading drought.

 
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jazzbird61 | 669 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
Harry Potter for adults indeed. Hubby came in the room just as the narrator used the f word and had to stop, lol. He didn't think audiobooks 'did' that.

Anyway, I liked this one better than the 1st. The author has hit his stride.
 
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jazzbird61 | 197 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
Despite avoiding this series because it was just too popular, I have to say that I truly enjoyed it. I never got the feeling that we 'knew' the MC, but the surrounding cast made up for that lack.
 
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Members
20,026
Popularity
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Rating
3.8
Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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Favorited
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