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Bryan Malessa

b. 1964

American writer

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About Bryan Malessa

Born 1964. Bryan Malessa is an American novelist.

Bryan Joachim Malessa (born May 16, 1964, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio) is an American novelist. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the Oscar Wilde Centre at Trinity College, Dublin. He lives in greater Los Angeles.

Novels

The Flight

In reviewing The Flight (Harper Perennial), set on the Eastern Front (World War II), The Irish Times states "With this story...Bryan Malessa joins the ranks of [Nobel Laureate] Günter Grass, Rachel Seiffert and others in taking on the major preoccupations of post-war German literature...and the role of literature in history and memory." In addition, The Independent notes that "The Flight joins a small but growing body of literature on the subject, but the novel does not seek to exonerate the Germans."

The War Room

In Financial Times, Mark Simpson wrote "Billed as 'an epic investigation into America's underbelly,' The War Room has a Catcher in the Rye quality to it, but without the toxicity."

Other works

He is also coeditor of Re/mapping the Occident (University of California, 1995) and a journalist whose best-known piece is a widely cited career retrospective interview "Once Was King" with World Champion and three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond.

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Trinity College, Dublin, University of California, Berkeley, College of the Redwoods
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Bryan Joachim Malessa

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bryan Malessa?

American writer

When was Bryan Malessa born?

Bryan Malessa was born on 16 May 1964.

What is Bryan Malessa's occupation?

Bryan Malessa is a novelist.

What nationality is Bryan Malessa?

Bryan Malessa is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bryan Malessa

· Wikidata: Q4980235

· DBpedia: Bryan Malessa

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