Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American fiction writer primarily known for novels that may be labelled magic realism, slipstream or contemporary fantasy. He has lived in Austria since 1974.

Life and work

Carroll was born in New York City to Sidney Carroll, a film writer whose credits included '' The Hustler'', and

June Carroll June Carroll (1917 – May 16, 2004) was an American lyricist, singer and actress. Born June Sillman in Detroit, Michigan, Carroll appeared in the Broadway musical ''New Faces of 1952'', introducing the now-standard ''Guess Who I Saw Today'', by ...

(née Sillman), an actress and lyricist who appeared in numerous Broadway shows and two films. He is the half brother of composer

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and nephew of Broadway producer

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. His parents were Jewish, but Carroll was raised in the

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religion. A self-described "troubled teenager", he finished primary education at the Loomis School in Connecticut and graduated with honors from Rutgers University in 1971, marrying artist Beverly Schreiner in the same year. He relocated to Vienna, Austria a few years later and began teaching literature at the American International School, and has made his home in Austria ever since. His first novel, ''

The Land of Laughs ''The Land of Laughs'' is a low fantasy novel by American writer Jonathan Carroll. It was first published by Viking Press in 1980 and is the author's first novel. The novel was notably reprinted by Orion Books in 2000 as volume 9 of their Fant ...

'' (1980), is indicative of his general style and subject matter. Told through realistic

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, the novel concerns a young schoolteacher, Thomas Abbey, researching the life of a favorite children's book author of his youth, which involves meeting the author's daughter in her and her late father's seemingly idyllic (fictitious) home town of Galen, Missouri. Everything seems fine until a dog in Galen begins talking to Abbey. The line gradually blurs between the fantasy world created by Abbey's research subject and the life of the people in Galen, while the reader begins to wonder just how much trust can be placed in this narrator. Subsequent novels would expand on these themes, but often contain unreliable narrators in a world where magic is viewed as natural. (One commentator claimed in '' The Times'' that "if he were a Latin American writer with a three-part name, his books would be described as magical-realist".) His son, Ryder Carroll, is the inventor of the Bullet Journal.

Awards

Carroll's short story, "Friend's Best Man", won the World Fantasy Award. His novel, ''Outside the Dog Museum'' won the British Fantasy Award and his collection of short stories won the Bram Stoker Award. The short story "Uh-Oh City" won the French Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. His short story "Home on the Rain" was chosen as one of the best stories of the year by the

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committee. Carroll has been a runner-up for other World Fantasy Awards, the

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, and British Fantasy Awards.

Bibliography

Novels

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'' (1980) * ''Voice of Our Shadow'' (1983) *The Answered Prayers Sextet ** ''

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'' (1987) (slightly revised US edition, 1988) ** ''

Sleeping in Flame ''Sleeping in Flame'' is a novel by the American writer Jonathan Carroll. Originally published in 1988, the novel was nominated for a World Fantasy Award the following year. Plot summary The narrator, Walker Easterling, is a film actor and s ...

'' (1988) – World Fantasy Award nominee, 1989 ** ''

A Child Across the Sky ''A Child Across the Sky'' is a novel by the American writer Jonathan Carroll Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American fiction writer primarily known for novels that may be labelled magic realism, slipstream or contemp ...

'' (1989, '' Washington Post'' Book of the Year) – BSFA nominee, 1989; WFA and Clarke nominee, 1990 ** ''

Outside the Dog Museum ''Outside the Dog Museum'' is a novel by the American writer Jonathan Carroll Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American fiction writer primarily known for novels that may be labelled magic realism, slipstream or contemp ...

'' (1991) – British Fantasy Award winner, WFA nominee, 1992 ** ''

After Silence ''After Silence'' is the eighth novel by the American writer Jonathan Carroll, published in 1992. It tells the story of a successful cartoonist, the protagonist Max Fischer, who fell in love with a woman. Later he discovers many secrets, includ ...

'' (1992) ** ''

From the Teeth of Angels ''From the Teeth of Angels'' is a novel by the American writer Jonathan Carroll Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American fiction writer primarily known for novels that may be labelled magic realism, slipstream or cont ...

'' (1994) – ''

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'' Notable Book; WFA nominee, 1995 *

The Crane's View Trilogy Crane's View is a trilogy of novels written by American author Jonathan Carroll from 1997 to 2001, published by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. The books received reviews that ranged from average to good. Reception Charles de Lint praised ''The Marriage ...

** ''

Kissing The Beehive Crane's View is a trilogy of novels written by American author Jonathan Carroll from 1997 to 2001, published by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. The books received reviews that ranged from average to good. Reception Charles de Lint praised ''The Marriage ...

'' (1997) – British Fantasy Award nominee, 1999 ** ''

The Marriage of Sticks Crane's View is a trilogy of novels written by American author Jonathan Carroll from 1997 to 2001, published by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. The books received reviews that ranged from average to good. Reception Charles de Lint praised ''The Marriage ...

'' (2000) – British Fantasy Award nominee, 2000 ** ''

The Wooden Sea Crane's View is a trilogy of novels written by American author Jonathan Carroll from 1997 to 2001, published by Nan A. Talese/Doubleday. The books received reviews that ranged from average to good. Reception Charles de Lint praised ''The Marriage ...

'' (2001, ''New York Times Book Review'' Notable Book) – Locus and World Fantasy Awards nominee, 2002 * ''

White Apples ''White Apples'' is a surreal fiction novel written by the American writer Jonathan Carroll Jonathan Samuel Carroll (born January 26, 1949) is an American fiction writer primarily known for novels that may be labelled magic realism, slipstre ...

'' (2002) – Locus and World Fantasy Awards nominee, 2003 * ''

Glass Soup ''Glass Soup'' is a surreal fiction novel written by the American writer Jonathan Carroll, first published in 2006. It tells the story of a group of people who live in Vienna. They find out that they are caught in a battle of Gods and Chaos. Th ...

'' (2005) * ''

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'' (''Eye of the Day'') (2006, Polish language edition) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2019, Polish Language edition) (2020, Italian Language edition) (TBP Jan 17 2023, English Language edition)

Novellas and short novels

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Black Cocktail ''Black Cocktail'' is a fantasy novella by American author Jonathan Carroll. Plot introduction The novel follows the activities of Ingram York, a disc-jockey in Los Angeles. The book deals with the Plato Plato ( ; grc-gre, Πλάτω ...

'' (1990) * '' The Discovery of Running Bare'' (1992) In Dreams'' (Victor Gollancz Ltd, London). ">In_Dreams_(book).html" ;"title="ncluded in Paul J. McAuley and Kim Newman's SF and Horror fiction anthology, ''In Dreams (book)">In Dreams'' (Victor Gollancz Ltd, London). * ''The Heidelberg Cylinder'' (2000) [1000 copy limited edition, signed by Jonathan Carroll and cover artist Dave McKean. A few remaining copies left over from the print run were sold without signatures.] * ''Teaching the Dog to Read'' (2015)

Short story collections

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'' (1989) (German language edition) * '' The Panic Hand'' (1995) xpansion of the 1989 German language edition; the 1996 US edition adds the novella ''Black Cocktail''* '' The Woman Who Married A Cloud: Collected Stories'' (2012)

Nonfiction

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'' (2017)

References

External links

Official website
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Life and work

Awards

Bibliography

Novels

Novellas and short novels

Short story collections

Nonfiction

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