Craig Clevenger

Craig Clevenger
Born 1964
Dallas, Texas
Occupation Novelist
Nationality  United States
Period 2002–present
Genre Transgressional fiction, Neo-Noir
Notable works The Contortionist's Handbook, Dermaphoria, Mother Howl (Forthcoming)
Website
www.craigclevenger.com

Craig Clevenger is an American author of contemporary fiction. Born 1964 in Dallas, Texas, he grew up in Southern California where he studied English at California State University, Long Beach.[1] He is the author of two novels, The Contortionist's Handbook and Dermaphoria, both released by MacAdam/Cage. His work has been classified by some as neo-noir and has received praise from such authors as Chuck Palahniuk and Irvine Welsh.

Clevenger lists among his influences Jim Thompson, James M. Cain, Edgar Allan Poe, Richard Matheson, Italo Calvino, Kōbō Abe, Steve Erickson, Mark Danielewski, Will Christopher Baer, Seth Morgan, James Ellroy, Michael Hogan, John O'Brien, Michael Ventura and Rupert Thomson.[2]

Clevenger has completed work on a third novel, Mother Howl, based on his short story The Fade, which he has recently adapted to into a short film with director Scott Krinsky.[3]

He shares a fan base with fellow authors Will Christopher Baer and Stephen Graham Jones.[4]

Novels

The Contortionist's Handbook

Clevenger's debut novel, The Contortionist's Handbook, was first published in 2002. It is the story of John Dolan Vincent, a prodigious forger who has been detained for a psychiatric interview following a near-fatal painkiller overdose. As the narrator bluffs his way through the interview in order to avoid being involuntarily institutionalized, he tells the reader his true story - the one he is not telling the psychiatrist - revealing both his past and the true nature of his circumstances. The Contortionist's Handbook has since been translated into five languages - German, Italian, Polish, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese - as well as published in the United Kingdom by HarperCollins. Several other translations are forthcoming, including Russian and Japanese. Film rights for The Contortionist's Handbook were optioned in 2007 by Greenestreet Films. Miguel Sapochnik has been linked as director and Channing Tatum as star.

Dermaphoria

In 2005, MacAdam/Cage released Clevenger's second novel, Dermaphoria, the diary of an amnesiac LSD chemist who becomes addicted to a drug which synthesizes the feeling of human touch. Documentary film maker Ross Clarke will be making his narrative directorial debut with a film adaptation of the book adaptation. It has toured film festivals under the new name "Desiree" and now has a website. It has toured film festivals,[5] and the director says news about its release will be released as soon as they are decided.[6] It was filmed in New Orleans and stars Joseph Morgan, Ron Perlman, Walton Goggins and Kate Walsh.[7] Musician Bill Brown composed the score for the film.

Mother Howl

Craig Clevenger has announced on his Twitter that the novel "Mother Howl" is complete. He is waiting on a publisher and suggests the release date to be "2017, at best".[8]

References

  1. ↑ "A Conversation with Craig Clevenger". Duende. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. ↑ "Craig Clevenger". The Cult. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  3. ↑ "Smoke and Mirrors - Six Finger Films". sixfingerfilms.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  4. ↑ "CLICK HERE to support Redesign The Velvet". Indiegogo. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  5. ↑ "DESIREE | THE MOVIE". desireefilm.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  6. ↑ "Dermaphoria". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  7. ↑ "CAST | DESIREE". desireefilm.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  8. ↑ http://akcalicopyright.com/files/katalog/karpfinger2015.pdf

Sources

Bibliography

Fiction

"The Contortionist's Handbook"

"Dermaphoria"

Short Fiction

Non-Fiction

Short Film

"Smoke and Mirrors" (2015) available from Six Finger Films (2015) due to this Kickstarter

External links

Official sites

Interviews

Audio

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