Glen David Gold

Glen David Gold’s 2001 debut, a fictional biography of American illusionist Charles Joseph Carter, Carter Beats the Devil, became a bestseller. His latest work, Sunnyside, also combines fact and fiction and opens with the drowning of Charlie Chaplin.

From his Q & A with Anna Metcalfe at the Financial Times:

What book changed your life?

Robertson Davies’ Fifth Business. He merges fiction with history so his work makes you feel educated.

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Who are your literary influences?

Henry James, Paul and Jane Bowles, Jack Kirby, Billy Wilder, Charles Portis, Buster Keaton, [John] Dos Passos and just a tiny bit of Mark Twain.

Read the complete interview.

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