Marie Calloway is an American writer. Her first book, what purpose did i serve in your life?, was published by Tyrant Books and generated controversy.[1][2][3][4][5] Part of the volume recounts the author's romantic relationship with a married journalist who she dubbed "Adrien Brody", and is reportedly based on an actual relationship with a prominent American writer.[6] Daniel D'Addario of Salon said the article upon which the book was based "sent shockwaves through the publishing industry".[7]
Marie Calloway | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Notable works | what purpose did i serve in your life? |
Calloway's writing has been championed by writer Tao Lin and is considered a staple of alternative literature.[1][8]
Reception
A writer in Esquire described Calloway as belonging to an "'Asperger's style' of literature, the mode of a small New York-based coterie of writers who specialize in disaffection and disconnection."[9] Jacob M. Appel at Quarterly Conversation compared Calloway to Jane Austen's Marianne Dashwood and George Eliot's Dorothea Brooke.[10] A writer in Bookforum described the controversy that greeted Calloway's debut, writing, "The initial publication of "adrien brody" on novelist Tao Lin's website Muumuu House heralded Calloway's arrival in the New York literary scene—as an author, but also as a phenomenon. Brody was recognizable to insiders, and the ethics of Calloway's exposure were questioned, often within broader attacks on her sexual morality and provincial assessments of her craft."[11]
Publications
- what purpose did i serve in your life, 2013. Tyrant Books OCLC 812258823
References
- ^ a b Koul, Scaachi (October 5, 2021). "Marie Calloway Was Reviled By The Internet. Then She Disappeared". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ Berman, Judy (June 20, 2013). "It Doesn't Matter If You Think It's "Good": In Defense of Marie Calloway". Flavorwire.
- ^ "Citing "Content" Issue, Printer Refuses to Print Marie Calloway's Tyrant Books Debut". PublishersWeekly.com. January 13, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Buster (May 22, 2013). "Marie Calloway Pushes The Boundaries Of What's Printable". HuffPost. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Orange, Michelle (June 7, 2013). "A Titillating, Frustrating Debut About Sex and Selfies". Slate Magazine.
- ^ Orange, Michelle (June 7, 2013). "A Titillating, Frustrating Debut About Sex and Selfies". Slate Magazine. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ D'ADDARIO, DANIEL (June 12, 2013). "Memoirist Marie Calloway: "I don't like the privileging of other topics over sex"". Salon. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Meet Marie Calloway: The New Model for Literary Seductress is Part Feminist, Part 'Famewhore' and All Pseudonymous". Observer. December 21, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Marche, Stephen (June 10, 2013). "Marche: The New Book You Need to Read". Esquire. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Appel, Jacob (September 2, 2013). "what purpose did i serve in your life, by Marie Calloway". Quarterly Conversation. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Fateman, Johanna (September 2013). "Bodies of Work". Book Forum. Retrieved October 17, 2021.