Matthew Sharpe (born 1962) is a U.S. novelist and short story writer. Born in New York City, but grew up in a small town in Connecticut. Sharpe graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio. Afterwards, he worked in the magazine industry until he went back to school at Columbia University, where he pursued an MFA. Since then, he has been teaching creative writing at various institutions including Columbia University, Bard College, the New College of Florida, and Wesleyan University. Sharpe says he started writing fiction at age ten but was finally inspired and encouraged to be a writer after reading Sam Shepard's play La Turista when he was 21.
Bibliography
- Stories from the Tube (short stories, 1998)
- Nothing Is Terrible (novel, 2000)
- The Sleeping Father (novel, 2003)
- Jamestown (novel, 2007)
External links
- the Village Voice reviews The Sleeping Father
- Matthew Sharpe interviews Lynne Tillman
- Matthew Sharpe interviews Linh Dinh
- the Washington Post reviews Jamestown
