Brendan Connell (born 1970) is an American author and translator. Though his work often falls into the horror and fantasy genres, it has also often been called unclassifiable and avant-garde.[1][2] His style has been compared to that of J.K. Huysmans[3] and Angela Carter.[4] Some of his shorter fiction, such as that contained in his collection Metrophilias, has been referred to as prose poetry.[5]
Influences he has cited include Balzac and Ponson du Terrail.[6] He has also written many lyrics for the Serbian band Kodagain.[6]
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- The Translation of Father Torturo, Prime Books, 2005
- The Architect, PS Publishing, 2012
- Miss Homicide Plays the Flute, Eibonvale Press, 2013
- The Cutest Girl in Class, Snuggly Books, 2013
- The Galaxy Club, Chomu Press, 2014
- Cannibals of West Papua, Zagava, 2015
- Clark, Snuggly Books, 2016
- The Heel, Snuggly Books, 2017
- Unofficial History of Pi Wei, Snuggly Books, 2018
- The Metapheromenoi, Snuggly Books, 2020
- Against the Grain Again: The Further Adventures of Des Esseintes, Tartarus Press, 2021
- Heqet, Egaeus Press, 2022
Collections
edit- Metrophilias, Better Non Sequitur, 2010
- Unpleasant Tales, Eibonvale Press, 2010
- The Life of Polycrates and Other Stories for Antiquated Children, Chomu Press, 2011
- Lives of Notorious Cooks, Chomu Press, 2012
- The Metanatural Adventures of Dr. Black, PS Publishing, 2014
- Jottings from a Far Away Place, Snuggly Books, 2015
- Pleasant Tales, Eibonvale Press, 2017
Translations
edit- Requiems and Nightmares, by Guido Gozzano, Hieroglyphic Press, 2012 (translated together with Anna Fonti Connell)
Anthologies edited
edit- The Neo-Decadent Cookbook, Eibonvale Press, 2020 (edited together with Justin Isis)
- The World in Violet: An Anthology of English Decadent Poetry, Snuggly Books, 2022
Interviews
edit- Brendan Connell Interview (Weird Fiction Review, September 2012)
- Brendan Connell Interview (Rising Shadow, March 2014)
- Brendan Connell Interview (Porta VIII, January 2015)
- Brendan Connell Interview (Cultured Vultures, February 2016)
References
edit- ^ "THE LIFE OF POLYCRATES by Brendan Connell--Fright.com review". www.fright.com.
- ^ "MISS HOMICIDE PLAYS THE FLUTE by BRENDAN CONNELL--Fright.com review". www.fright.com.
- ^ Metrophilias, introduction by Daniel Corrick
- ^ "Jeff VanderMeer interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction". www.infinityplus.co.uk.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Metrophilias by Brendan Connell. Snuggly, $12.50 ISBN 978-1-943813-07-0".
- ^ a b "An interview with Brendan Connell". www.risingshadow.net.
External links
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