Victor LaValle

Quick Facts

Full Name	Victor LaValle
Occupation	Author
Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1972(1972-02-03)
Age	52
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Victor LaValle Biography

Victor LaValle is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on February 3, 1972 in New York, United States. Victor LaValle (born February 3 1972) is an American author from the United States. The author is of the short story collection called Slapboxing With Jesus as well as four novels: The Ecstatic Big Machine, The Devil in Silver as well as The Changeling. LaValle is a fiction writer however he has written book reviews and essays to GQ, Essence Magazine, The Fader, and The Washington Post as well as other publications.

The Devil in Silver published by Spiegel & Grau August 21 2012, tells the tale of Pepper who is a normal man who is sent to be observed in the mental hospital. He is confronted by an unidentified creature that is roaming the halls at night. He joins forces with a few of the other prisoners to battle the mental chaos of the drugs he’s ordered to take, the staff as well as the monster.

Destroyer, a graphic novel published in 2017 by Boom! Studios, is a modern retelling of Frankenstein. The story follows an African-American descendant of Dr. Frankenstein, her only son who was killed in a police encounter, and the monster from the original novel who has long given up on peace.

The Changeling, published in 2017 by Spiegel & Grau, was selected as one of 2017’s ten best books by New York Public Library. It won a 2018 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.

Big Machine was published in 2009 by Spiegel & Grau. The novel is a tale of Ricky Rice, an ex-junkie victim from a suicide-related cult, whose life is transformed when a mysterious letter is delivered to him calling him to a mysterious compound located in Vermont. The novel received a lot of praise when it was released, and made many top ten lists in the nation. The novel also received the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel in 2009, and The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and an American Book Award in 2010.

Victor LaValle Net Worth

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

“Slapboxing” with Jesus was released at the end of 1999, by Vintage Books. The 11 interconnected stories deal predominantly on the life of white and Latino men who lived throughout New York in the 1970s and the 1980s. The book was able to garner a lot of praise from critics. The book won the author the PEN Open Book Award and the Key to Jamaica, Queens.

The Ecstatic was released at the end of 2002, in 2002 by Crown Publishing Group. The novel is a continuation of the story that follows Anthony James, a character from the LaValle collection of stories. Anthony is a massively overweight college dropout who may have the first symptoms of schizophrenia. The story follows the adventures of his family who are trying to save Anthony however, they may need some help. The story is dark and at times shocking, however, there is a sense of gallows humor through. The book also received praise from critics, and earned the attention of writers like Ken Kesey, Chester Himes as well as John Kennedy Toole. In 2003 , the novel was nominated in both the PEN/Faulkner Awards for Fiction as well as the Hurston-Wright Legacy Awards. It became a favored novel by hip-hop artist Mos Def, who later named his 2009 album”The Mos Def Story” after the novel.

The Ballad of Black Tom was published by Tor Books on February 16, 2016. It is a retelling of the H. P. Lovecraft story “The Horror at Red Hook” from the point of view of a young black man living in Harlem with a reference to the Nation of Gods and Earths.

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Who is Victor LaValle Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Victor Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Victor LaValle celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

Is Victor LaValle black?

When writer Victor LaValle was growing up in Queens, he loved reading the horror stories of H.P. Lovecraft. It was only when he got older that LaValle recognized the racism in Lovecraft’s fiction, poetry and letters, which particularly stung because LaValle is African-American.

What is recognition by Victor LaValle about?

Victor LaValle’s “Recognition” (2020), the first story in the collection, dissects death by introducing past lives and their odd manifestations. The protagonist, unnamed, befriends a woman named Mirta.

Where does Victor LaValle teach?

This Is Who We Are: Victor LaValle – Columbia School of the Arts.

How old is Victor LaValle?

50 years (February 3, 1972)

What is The Ballad of Black Tom and what does it symbolize?

The Guitar The Ballad of Black Tom, guitars are important symbols of character change, the power of music, and family. Playing the guitar is the main way Tommy connects with his father, who taught him how to play. Even though Tommy does not play the guitar well, a guitar or at least the case, is always with him.