Brian Evenson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brian Evenson
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Aug 12, 1966(1966-08-12)
Age	58
Birthplace	Ames
Country	United States
Birth City	Iowa
Horoscope	Leo

Brian Evenson Biography

Brian Evenson is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on August 12, 1966 in Ames, Iowa, United States. Brian Evenson was born August 12, 1966 , in Ames, Iowa. The father of Brian Evenson, William Evenson, was an instructor of physics for many years in Brigham Young University (BYU) and later became an administrator at the school. In his early years, Brian Evenson served a two-year mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in France and Switzerland.

A portion of his work examines his Mormon roots, usually in a critical manner or exploring controversial subject matter. For instance, the central protagonist of The Open Curtain (2006) is preoccupied by a murder that was committed at the beginning of the 1900s, in the early 1900s by William Hooper Young, a great-grandson of the 19th century Mormon leader Brigham Young, while Immobility (2012) is set in post-apocalyptic Utah and contains several esoteric aspects in LDS theology. Yet, Evenson has asserted that the author has respect for faithful believers of the LDS Church and does not intend to slyly insult or provoke them.

He earned degrees in BYU (BA) as well as The University of Washington (MA and PhD). After leaving his teaching position at BYU and the University of Washington, he was employed with Oklahoma State University, Syracuse University as well as Syracuse University and the University of Denver before being employed at Brown University. He was a Professor of Literature and Arts in the University of Brown from 2003 until.

Brian Evenson Net Worth

Brian Evenson is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brian Evenson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Brian Evenson (born August 12 1966) is an American academic and author of literary fiction as well as popular fiction, with a portion of which are published under the name B.K. Evenson. His work is typically called literary minimalism however, it also draws inspiration from weird fiction, detective fiction science fiction, and continental philosophy. Evenson frequently employs dark humor, and frequently depicts characters who struggle with the limitations and implications of their knowledge. Additionally, he has written non-fiction, and translated many books written by French-language authors into English.

While working in BYU, Evenson was involved in a debate over his debut novel, Altmann’s Tongue (1994). When he was a professor new to creativity in Brigham Young University (BYU), Brian Evenson published Altmann’s Tongue with horrifying violence like characters who are made to eat mutilated tongues and are forced to cut themselves off. Evenson claimed that his contract with the publisher was an “significant factor” in his getting hired, and he included a few stories from the book in his application. A graduate student made anonymous complaints to church officials that the work promoted “enjoyment” of violence, however, Evenson asserted that his writing highlighted violence to highlight its horrifying nature as well as “thus allow it to be condemned.” A professor from the senior faculty was planning to inform church authorities that Evenson knew that the next similar publications could “bring repercussions,” even although Evenson did not explicitly state that he would do so. Evenson was dismissed from BYU in 1995 and formally quit the church in 2000. His story, as well as other instances, were mentioned in a report issued by the American Association of University Professors in which they asserted that freedom of academics was restricted at BYU.

Since 2016 he has taught in the School of Critical Studies at the California Institute of the Arts, both in the Creative Writing MFA program and in the Aesthetics and Politics MA Program.

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Brian Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brian Evenson celebrates birthday on August 12 of every year.