Brendan Connell
{{short description|American author and translator|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.fright.com/edge/LifeOPolycrates.htm|title=THE LIFE OF POLYCRATES by Brendan Connell--Fright.com review|website=www.fright.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fright.com/edge/MissHomicide.htm|title=MISS HOMICIDE PLAYS THE FLUTE by BRENDAN CONNELL--Fright.com review|website=www.fright.com}} His style has been compared to that of J.K. HuysmansMetrophilias, introduction by Daniel Corrick and Angela Carter.{{cite web|url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intjvm2.htm|title=Jeff VanderMeer interviewed - infinity plus non-fiction|website=www.infinityplus.co.uk}} Some of his shorter fiction, such as that contained in his collection Metrophilias, has been referred to as prose poetry.{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-943813-07-0|title=Fiction Book Review: Metrophilias by Brendan Connell. Snuggly, $12.50 ISBN 978-1-943813-07-0|publisher=}}
Influences he has cited include Balzac and Ponson du Terrail.{{cite web|url=https://www.risingshadow.net/articles/334-an-interview-with-brendan-connell|title=An interview with Brendan Connell|website=www.risingshadow.net}} He has also written many lyrics for the Serbian band Kodagain.
Bibliography
= Novels =
- 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 =
- 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 =
- Requiems and Nightmares, by Guido Gozzano, Hieroglyphic Press, 2012 (translated together with Anna Fonti Connell)
= Anthologies edited =
- 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 =
- [https://weirdfictionreview.com/2012/09/interview-the-weird-and-brendan-and-anna-connell/ Brendan Connell Interview] (Weird Fiction Review, September 2012)
- [https://www.risingshadow.net/articles/334-an-interview-with-brendan-connell Brendan Connell Interview] (Rising Shadow, March 2014)
- [https://portaviii.barcelos.info/2015/01/24/notorious-interview-to-brendan-connell Brendan Connell Interview] (Porta VIII, January 2015)
- [https://culturedvultures.com/interview-brendan-connell-author-jottings-far-away-place/ Brendan Connell Interview] (Cultured Vultures, February 2016)
References
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External links
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Category:American horror writers
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