Stephen Tunney, also known as Dogbowl, is an American artist, musician and novelist. He was a founding member of the

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King Missile (Dog Fly Religion), and has recorded many albums as a solo act. He is also the

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of two

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, the

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''Flan,'' published in

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, and ''One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy,'' published in

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. ''One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy'' takes place on a

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Moon two thousand years in the future and chronicles the misadventures of sixteen-year-old Hieronymus Rexaphin, a boy who can see the fourth primary color, and the trouble he gets into after showing his unusual eyes to a teenage tourist girl from Earth.

Personal

Stephen Tunney graduated from

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with a BFA in 1982. He received an MFA from the

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in 1991. He currently lives in New York City.

Writing

Stephen Tunney's novel ''One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy'', published by

in 2010 is a recipient of the

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"Discover Great New Writers Series" for the Holiday Season 2010-2011. ''One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy'' was translated into French and published France in Fall 2011 by the French publisher

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. ''One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy'' is Stephen Tunney's second novel. He published ''Flan'' (1992,

) and on 2008 was re-published by

Running Press Running Press is an American publishing company and member of the Perseus Books Group. The publisher's offices are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with many of the corporate functions taking place in Perseus' New York City headquarters. I ...

. Flan was widely reviewed and appraised by magazines and newspapers such as New York Press, Boston Phoenix Literary Section, Review of Contemporary Fiction, Option, and the San Francisco Chronicle among others.

Discography

* '' Tit! An Opera'' (1989) * '' Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain'' (1991) * '' Flan'' (1992) * '' Project Success'' (1993) * '' The Zeppelin Record'' (1998) * '' Fantastic Carburetor Man'' (2001) * '' Songs for Narcisse'' (2005) * '' Zone of Blue'' (2015)

Painting

Stephen Tunney, trained as a painter, works in the tradition of Renaissance artist who masters three different fields. He has exhibited widely in the United States as well as Europe, France, Switzerland, England, Belgium and Spain.

References

External links

Stephen Tunney's website

Official Dogbowl website
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