Glen David Gold (born 1964) is best known as the author of
Carter Beats the DevilCarter Beats The Devil is a historical mystery thriller novel by Glen David Gold-Plot introduction:The 1920s was a golden age for stage magic and Charles Carter is an American stage magician at the height of his fame and powers. At the climax of his latest touring stage show, Carter invites United...
(Hyperion, 2001), a fictionalised biography of
Charles Joseph CarterCharles Joseph Carter was an American stage magician, also known as "Carter the Great." A native of San Francisco, California, Carter began his career as a journalist and lawyer. As time passed, he grew an interest in magic...
(1874-1936), an American illusionist performing from c.1900-1936. He writes in a narrative style, and the book was hailed as a very respectable venture into historical fiction. Gold is married to
Alice SeboldAlice Sebold is an American novelist. She has published three books: Lucky , The Lovely Bones and The Almost Moon .-Early life:...
, the author of
The Lovely BonesThe Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being brutally raped and murdered, watches from heaven as her family and friends go on with their lives, while she herself comes to terms with her own death...
and
LuckyLucky is a 1999 memoir by Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones. The memoir describes her experiences of being raped and how the experience shaped the rest of her life.-Summary:...
. The couple live in
San FranciscoSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
,
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. His next novel,
Sunnyside-Plot introduction:The novel is about Charlie Chaplin and the rise of Hollywood, celebrity and the American Empire during World War I.-Explanation of the novel's title:The title of the novel refers to the 1919 Charlie Chaplin film also named Sunnyside....
, was published in 2009.
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Glen David Gold (born 1964) is best known as the author of
Carter Beats the DevilCarter Beats The Devil is a historical mystery thriller novel by Glen David Gold-Plot introduction:The 1920s was a golden age for stage magic and Charles Carter is an American stage magician at the height of his fame and powers. At the climax of his latest touring stage show, Carter invites United...
(Hyperion, 2001), a fictionalised biography of
Charles Joseph CarterCharles Joseph Carter was an American stage magician, also known as "Carter the Great." A native of San Francisco, California, Carter began his career as a journalist and lawyer. As time passed, he grew an interest in magic...
(1874-1936), an American illusionist performing from c.1900-1936. He writes in a narrative style, and the book was hailed as a very respectable venture into historical fiction. Gold is married to
Alice SeboldAlice Sebold is an American novelist. She has published three books: Lucky , The Lovely Bones and The Almost Moon .-Early life:...
, the author of
The Lovely BonesThe Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being brutally raped and murdered, watches from heaven as her family and friends go on with their lives, while she herself comes to terms with her own death...
and
LuckyLucky is a 1999 memoir by Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones. The memoir describes her experiences of being raped and how the experience shaped the rest of her life.-Summary:...
. The couple live in
San FranciscoSan Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2008 estimated population of 808,976. It is the eighth most densely populated city in the U.S. and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San...
,
CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
. His next novel,
Sunnyside-Plot introduction:The novel is about Charlie Chaplin and the rise of Hollywood, celebrity and the American Empire during World War I.-Explanation of the novel's title:The title of the novel refers to the 1919 Charlie Chaplin film also named Sunnyside....
, was published in 2009. His short stories, including
The Tears of Squonk, have appeared in a number of issues of
McSweeney'sMcSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers, author of the books You Shall Know Our Velocity, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, How We Are Hungry,...
.
Gold wrote a single episode of the cartoon show
Hey Arnold, in which title character Arnold stages an amateur magic show and "disappears" his friend Helga, who escapes during the trick, causing Arnold and the others to think she really has disappeared. The episode aired in 1997.
Gold has also ventured into comic books, writing a short story featuring
Will EisnerWilliam Erwin Eisner was an acclaimed Jewish-American comics writer, artist and entrepreneur. He is considered one of the most important contributors to the development of the medium and is known for the cartooning studio he founded; for his highly influential series The Spirit; for his use of...
's classic creation
The SpiritThe Spirit is a crime-fighting fictional character created by writer-artist Will Eisner. He first appeared in Spirit Section #1 , a seven-page insert into American Sunday-newspaper comics sections...
, the story, entitled 'One Hundred!' features artwork by
Eduardo RissoEduardo Risso is an Argentine comic book artist. In the United States he is probably best known for his work with writer Brian Azzarello on the Vertigo title 100 Bullets, while in Argentina and Europe he is noted for his collaborations with Ricardo Barreiro and Carlos Trillo.-Biography:Risso was...
and appeared in DC's
The Spirit #13.
Gold received his MFA for creative writing at the University of California at Irvine
Novels
- Carter Beats the Devil
Carter Beats The Devil is a historical mystery thriller novel by Glen David Gold-Plot introduction:The 1920s was a golden age for stage magic and Charles Carter is an American stage magician at the height of his fame and powers. At the climax of his latest touring stage show, Carter invites United...
(2001The year 2001 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* The film version of J. R. R. Tolkien's classic book, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is released to movie theaters...
)
- Sunnyside
-Plot introduction:The novel is about Charlie Chaplin and the rise of Hollywood, celebrity and the American Empire during World War I.-Explanation of the novel's title:The title of the novel refers to the 1919 Charlie Chaplin film also named Sunnyside....
(2009The year 2009 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*8 October - Romanian-born German novelist Herta Müller wins the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature.-Literature:*Lauren Groff - Delicate Edible Birds *T...
)
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