Rick Moody
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“Rick Moody is the gutsiest writer of his generation.” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Moody’s powers of invention, his ease in his own prose, his ability to develop interesting characters — in short, his enormous gifts as a writer — are on full display here.” – New York Times Book Review
Rick Moody, author of "Four Fingers of Death," "The Ice Storm," and "The Black Veil"
Rick Moody is the best-selling author of numerous novels, collections of short fiction, and a memoir. “The Ice Storm” was published in twenty countries and released as a film directed by Ang Lee. Other novels include “The Four Fingers of Death” (Little, Brown & Co., 2011); “The Diviners” (2005); and “Purple America” (1997). “Right Livelihoods,” a book of three novellas, was published in 2007. His collections of short fiction include “The Ring of Brightest Angels around Heaven” (Little, Brown & Co., 1995), the title story of which was the winner of the 1994 Aga Khan Award from The Paris Review. “The Black Veil: A Memoir with Digressions” (Little, Brown & Co., 2001) was a winner of the NAMI/Ken Book Award, and the PEN Martha Albrand prize for excellence in the memoir. His short fiction and journalism have been anthologized in Best American Stories 2001, Best American Essays 2004, Year’s Best Science Fiction #9, and in the Pushcart Prize anthology.
