Jordan Castro Explained

Jordan Castro
Birth Date:1992 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:Ohio, United States
Occupation:Novelist
Genre:Literary fiction. Autofiction.
Notableworks:The Novelist

Jordan Castro (born November 13, 1992) is an American writer and editor. He is the author of two books of poetry and a novel, as well as assortment of stories and essays, published in Harper's, Tin House, Muumuu House, and other magazines. He was the editor of Tyrant Books online magazine from late 2016 until it closed in 2021.

Career

The Novelist, published in 2022 by Soft Skull Press, received positive reviews in Bookforum, Los Angeles Review of Books, and, among other magazines,Wired, which stated that Castro's novel contained "some of the most accurate—and accurately abject—depictions of the experience of using the internet ever captured in fiction."[1] Michael Schaub, writing for NPR, which chose Castro's novel as a Best Book of the Year, stated, "Castro’s fiction debut is as meta as it gets, but that’s part of its immense charm."[2]

Writing style

Castro is influenced by Thomas Bernhard and Nicholson Baker, among other writers,[3] and has stated he is "the new Dostoevsky."[4]

Bibliography

Novels

Poetry

Anthology, as editor

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Knibbs . Kate . 2022-06-20 . Finally, a Novel That Gets the Internet Right . 2023-10-14 . .
  2. Web site: Escobar . Natalie . Mazariegos . Miranda . 2022-06-30 . 8 best books to enjoy at the beach this summer . 2023-10-14 . 2023-01-06 . NPR.
  3. Web site: Lewandowski . Taylor . 2022-07-22 . Just One More Click . 2023-10-14 . Bookforum .
  4. Web site: Roberts . Richard Owain . 2022-09-14 . Jordan Castro in Conversation with Richard Owain Roberts . 2023-10-14 . Wales Art Review .
  5. Web site: 2022-03-16 . The Novelist by Jordan Castro . 2024-01-06 . Publishers Weekly.