Jonathan Evison
Jonathan Evison
Jonathan Evison, is an American writer best known for his novels All About Lulu, West of Here, and The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving. His work, often distinguished by its emotional resonance and offbeat humor, has been compared by critics to a variety of authors, most notably J.D. Salinger, Charles Dickens, T.C. Boyle, and John Irving. Sherman Alexie has called Evison "the most honest white man alive." His debut novel, All About Lulu, published in 2008 by Soft Skull Press, won...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
My parents divorced after 25 years of marriage.
In writing, I've found, playing it safe and familiar is no way to energize anybody.
I write as a matter of need - seven books and God knows how many short stories before anyone published me.
There're so many great writers out there who aren't getting the exposure they deserve.
The jocks that used to stuff me into a locker when I was a punk rocker are my best buddies now.
My neediness is not a hole to be filled but something beneath the skin scratching to get out.
Too many writers of fiction don't give the reader enough credit.