Joshua Ferris
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| Born | 1974 Danville, Illinois |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | United States |
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Joshua Ferris (born 1974) is an American author best known for his debut 2007 novel, Then We Came to the End. The book is a satire of the American workplace, similar in tone to Don DeLillo's Americana. It takes places in a Chicago ad agency that is experiencing a downturn at the end of the '90s Internet boom.
Joshua Ferris graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in 1996. He then moved to Chicago, which he regards as home, before obtaining an MFA in writing from UC Irvine. His first published story, “Mrs. Blue”, appeared in the “Iowa Review” in 1999. Then We Came to the End has been greeted by positive reviews from The New Yorker, Esquire, and Slate and was a finalist for the National Book Award.
[edit] External Links
- Penguin Books interview (01/2008)
- Powell's Books interview (02/2007)
- Pop Entertainment interview (05/2007)
- New York Times book review (03/2007)
- Guardian Joshua Ferris excerpt (04/2007)
