Patrick Maher (writer)
| Patrick Maher | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
May 11, 1965 East Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works |
Candid Confessions Pleng's Song |
Patrick Maher (born 1965 in Grand Rapids, Michigan), is an American writer. He has written two books, Candid Confessions and Pleng's Song. A third, Memories of Gaslight, has not yet been published.[1]
Novels
Maher's first novel, Candid Confessions, reached No. 1 on Amazon Japan's best seller list and was the third best selling foreign literary novel with Amazon.com Japan in 2001. It received a positive review from Male Pig's Magazine.[2]
In May 2008, Maher announced that he was writing a book called Memories of Gaslight about a character who "turns to his recollections of the sounds, sights and voices of Gaslight Village",[3] for strength, which subsequently remained unpublished.
Maher wrote Pleng's Song, the story follows a young girl's adventure in the Bangkok floods, surviving without the help of her parents, whose divorce had been kept secret from Pleng. The book received mostly positive reviews from The Nation (Thailand), Times of India, The Republica, Kathmandu Post, Tripoli Post and The Himalayan Times.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The Nation (Thailand) also mentioned that the book suffered from "stylistic clumsiness.[10] The book was inspired by Maher's personal experience, where he was caught in 2011 Thailand Floods and was almost drowned. He was picked up by a passing boat after almost an hour of standing in neck-high water.[11][12]
In an interview published in the Seattle Post Intelligencer, Maher claimed the book was "never intended to be a flooding adventure".[5] In a later interview with Zee News, Maher claimed “the story definitely makes children question their lives.” [13]
Personal life
Maher grew up in East Grand Rapids, Michigan and was the son of a pediatric allergist and an emotionally troubled mother.[1][3] After completing schooling from East Grand Rapids High School, Michigan, he studied at Skidmore College and Albion College.[1] In 1995, Maher immigrated to Pusan, South Korea and later to Hiroshima, Japan, followed by Kokura, where he wrote Candid Confessions. Five years later, he moved to Thailand, where he married an insurance agent in 2001.[4] Since then he settled at Klongsamwa, Thailand and is a teacher at a school.[2][3][14]
References
- 1 2 3 Glan, Latshering. "Interview with American Author Patrick Maher". Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- 1 2 Pesapane, Mark. "Candid Confessions Review". Malepig Books. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- 1 2 3 McGrath, Shelia. "EGR graduate brings his recollections to new novel". Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- 1 2 Figge, Katrin. "A Coming-of-Age Story Set Amid the Floods of Thailand". Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- 1 2 Stevenson, Luanne. "Interview with Patrick Maher, Author of Pleng's Song". Seattle Post Intelligencer. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ Shrestha, Sarah. "Pleng's Song". TheRepublica. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Gautam, Manish. "A little voice in the water". Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: Patrick Maher, Author of Pleng’s Song: It is the Human Spirit, Resilience What Matters". The Tripoli Post. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ "Book review: Pleng's adventure will hook readers". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Eckdart, James. "Pleng's excellent flood adventure". The Nation. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ Bicolmail Contributor. "Gifted American author emerges in Asia". Bicolmail. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ↑ Chopra, Rakshit. "Book Review: Pleng's Song by Patrick Maher". Times of India. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ "'Pleng’s Song' makes children question their lives: Patrick Maher". Zee News. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ Mojica, Stephanie. "TURN THE PAGE: 'Pleng's Song' great addition to children's digital books". The Advocate-Messenger. Retrieved 15 November 2012.