Education
Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Means graduated from Loy Norrix High School in 1980. He went to graduate school at Columbia University, where he received an Master of Fine Arts in poetry.
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The Secret Goldfish (Chinese Edition)
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The book The Secret Goldfish contains fifteen stories: A man who can not get rid of lightning attack all his life is waiting for the final thunder; one pair of Bonnie and Clyde-style man and woman broke into the residence of the elderly living alone at midnight; a goldfish going around in circles in the water bowl struggling to survive witnessed the disintegration of a family ...... These short stories which describe the ordinary human plight appear vividly in the extraordinary collection of short stories of David Means have mythological color and universality through the combination of emotion and humor.
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Assorted Fire Events: Stories
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A Quick Kiss of Redemption and Other Stories: & Other Stories
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The author's writing has been praised by James Purdy and Jonathan Franzen.
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Assorted Fire Events: Stories by David Means (4-Oct-2010) Paperback
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The Secret Goldfish By Means, David ( Author ) Paperback 2005
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Assorted Fire Events
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The Secret Goldfish: Stories
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Readers familiar with David Means' electrifying work in the Los Angeles Times Book Prize -- winning Assorted Fire Eventswill recognize his extraordinary vision in The Secret Goldfish. A trio of erotically charged kids goes on a crime spree in Michigan; a goldfish bears witness to the demise of a Connecticut marriage; and an extremely unlucky man is stalked by lightning. This dazzling new collection reveals Means' rare talent for the short story and establishes his place among the American masters.
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(Assorted Fire Events: Stories) Author: David Means published on (March, 2003)
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Assorted Fire Events ASSORTED FIRE EVENTS By Means, David ( Author )Oct-02-2012 Paperback
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David Means
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His stories have appeared in many publications, including Esquire, The New Yorker, and Harper"son They are frequently set in the Midwest or the Rust Belt, or along the Hudson River in New New York He received his bachelor"s degree in 1984 from the College of Wooster, where his I.S. was "Bullfighting in Boston and other Poems".
Means is married with two children.
Achievements
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Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2000) for Assorted Fire Events National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2000) for Assorted Fire Events The Pushcart Prize (2001) O. Henry Prize (2006) for "Sault Ste. Marie" Frank O"Connor International Short Story Award (Shortlist, 2005) for The Secret Goldfish O. Henry Prize (2011) for "The Junction".
Works
book
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The Secret Goldfish (Chinese Edition)
(The book The Secret Goldfish contains fifteen stories: A ...)
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The Secret Goldfish: Stories
( Readers familiar with David Means' electrifying work i...)
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A Quick Kiss of Redemption and Other Stories: & Other Stories
(The author's writing has been praised by James Purdy and ...)
- A Quick Kiss of Redemption
- Assorted Fire Events: Stories
- Assorted Fire Events: Stories by David Means (4-Oct-2010) Paperback
- The Secret Goldfish By Means, David ( Author ) Paperback 2005
- Assorted Fire Events
- (Assorted Fire Events: Stories) Author: David Means published on (March, 2003)
- Summer set of 10 hip, funny, dark novels: Never Enough, Rabbit Punches, In the Country of Last Things, Venus Drive, Rumble Young Man, Littlest Hitler, Pricksongs & Descants, Secret Goldfish, Blasphemy, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
- Assorted Fire Events ASSORTED FIRE EVENTS By Means, David ( Author )Oct-02-2012 Paperback
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The Secret Goldfish (Chinese Edition)
Membership
He has been a part-time member of the English department at Vassar College since 2001.
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American
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Pushcart Prize; Short Story Award; Los Angeles Times Book Prize; National Book Critics Circle Award Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2000) for Assorted Fire Events National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2000) for Assorted Fire Events The Pushcart Prize (2001) O. Henry Prize (2006) for "Sault Ste. Marie" Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award (Shortlist, 2005) for The Secret Goldfish O. Henry Prize (2011) for "The Junction" Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes.; The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best 'poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot' published in the small presses over the previous year.Pushcart Prize; Short Story Award; Los Angeles Times Book Prize; National Book Critics Circle Award Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2000) for Assorted Fire Events National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2000) for Assorted Fire Events The Pushcart Prize (2001) O. Henry Prize (2006) for "Sault Ste. Marie" Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award (Shortlist, 2005) for The Secret Goldfish O. Henry Prize (2011) for "The Junction" Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes.; The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best 'poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot' published in the small presses over the previous year.
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Pushcart Prize; Short Story Award; Los Angeles Times Book Prize; National Book Critics Circle Award Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2000) for Assorted Fire Events National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2000) for Assorted Fire Events The Pushcart Prize (2001) O. Henry Prize (2006) for "Sault Ste. Marie" Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award (Shortlist, 2005) for The Secret Goldfish O. Henry Prize (2011) for "The Junction" Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes.; The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best 'poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot' published in the small presses over the previous year.Pushcart Prize; Short Story Award; Los Angeles Times Book Prize; National Book Critics Circle Award Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2000) for Assorted Fire Events National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2000) for Assorted Fire Events The Pushcart Prize (2001) O. Henry Prize (2006) for "Sault Ste. Marie" Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award (Shortlist, 2005) for The Secret Goldfish O. Henry Prize (2011) for "The Junction" Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes.; The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best 'poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot' published in the small presses over the previous year.