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American author and critic
Stephen Amidon (born 1959) is an American author and critic .
Life and career [ edit ]
Amidon was born in Chicago .[1] East Coast of the United States of America , including a spell in Columbia, Maryland , which served as the inspiration for his fourth novel The New City. [2] [3] Wake Forest University as a Guy T. Carswell Scholar, majoring in philosophy.[4] London , UK Auberon Waugh , who invited him to review a novel for The Literary Review [5] [6]
His literary criticism and essays have appeared in many publications in North America and the UK [7] Financial Times Sunday Times [8] Torino Film Festival .[9] The Sublime Engine with his brother Tom, a cardiologist,[10] Something Like the Gods [11] Boston College football team.[12] [13]
In 2023, Wendy Smith of The Washington Post wrote, "Over the past three decades, Stephen Amidon has produced a series of novels as compulsively readable as they are hard-edged about such uncomfortable facts of American life as race, class and money."[14]
Stephen Amidon sold his first work of fiction in 1989, when the short story "Echolocation" was chosen by Ian Hamilton for inclusion in the Bloomsbury anthology Soho Square II .[15] Arts Council of Great Britain bursary for the short story in 1990. He is the author of a collection of short stories and seven novels, the most recent of which, Locust Lane , was released in 2023.[16] [17] Human Capital was chosen by Jonathan Yardley of The Washington Post [18]
An Italian film adaptation of the novel Human Capital (Il capitale umano Paolo Virzì won best film at the 2014 David di Donatello , Nastro d'Argento , and Globi D'Oro Awards.[19] Tribeca Film Festival ,[20] [21]
In February 2015, Teatro Stabile di Torino premiered 6BIANCA, a serial drama, written by Stephen Amidon and directed by Serena Sinigaglia.[22] [23]
The Leisure Seeker Francesca Archibugi , and Francesco Piccolo , premiered in completion at the 2017 Venice Film Festival .[24] Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland ,[25] Italian Golden Globe ,[26] David di Donatello awards.[27]
An American version of Human Capital Marc Meyers , adapted by Oren Moverman , and starring Liev Schreiber , Alex Wolff , Marisa Tomei , and Maya Hawke , premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival .[28]
January 2020, filming began in Italy on an adaptation of Amidon's novel Security, directed by Peter Chelsom , and starring Marco D'Amore , Valeria Bilello , and Fabrizio Bentivoglio .[29] Security [30]
Splitting the Atom , 1990
Thirst , 1993
The Primitive , 1995
The New City , 2000
Human Capital , 2004; adapted into namesake Italian and American films (See below)
Security , 2009
The Real Justine , 2015
Locust Lane , 2023
Short story collection [ edit ]
Subdivision: Stories , 1991
Non-fiction [ edit ]
The Sublime Engine: A Biography of the Human Heart , 2011
Something Like the Gods: A Cultural History of the Athlete from Achilles to LeBron , 2012
Screenplay [ edit ]
6Bianca - episodes 1-6 , 2015 Teatro Stabilie di Torino - directed by Serena Sinigaglia
Film adaptations [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "about" . stephenamidon . Retrieved 14 September 2014 .
^ Amidon, Stephen (Jan 1, 2006). "A New Town Childhood" . Urbanite (January). Retrieved 20 March 2012 .
^ "Interviews & Articles" . Stephen Amidon . Retrieved 28 March 2015 .
^ "Healing Reads" . The Deacon Blog . Retrieved 14 September 2014 .
^ Campbell, Mark (February 2000). "Apocalyptic Times" . Crime Time Magazine . Retrieved 21 March 2012 .
^ "Stephen Amidon's website" . Retrieved 29 April 2010 .
^ "Bibliography" . Stephen Amidon . Retrieved 28 March 2015 .
^ "Search Times Online" . The Times . London. Retrieved 29 April 2010 .
^ "Home-39TFF" . Torino Film Fest (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
^ Weintraub, Karen. "It's the Heart of the Matter" . Boston Globe . Retrieved 30 May 2012 .
^ Zirin, Dave (November 2012). "Sports Authority" . Book Forum . Retrieved 28 March 2015 .
^ "Football Roster" . Boston College Athletics . Retrieved 30 May 2012 .
^ Atlantic Coast Conference. "All ACC Football Team" . Retrieved 15 January 2013 .
^ "Review | 'Locust Lane' is as perceptive as it is compulsively readable" . Washington Post . ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2023-02-12 .
^ "Anthologies Selected or Edited" . Ian Hamilton . Retrieved 30 May 2012 .
^ "Locust Lane" . Celadon Publisher . Retrieved 12 February 2023 .
^ "about" . Stephen Amidon . Retrieved 28 March 2015 .
^ Yardley, Jonathan (December 5, 2004). "Jonathan Yardley's Favorites" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 29 April 2010 .
^ "GRR - GR1 del 26/09/2021 05:00" .
^ "Tribeca Film Review: 'Human Capital' . 15 April 2014.
^ "Italy Picks Paolo Virzi's 'Human Capital' As Its Foreign Oscar Contender" . Variety . 24 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ "6BIANCA" . Teatro Stabile di Torino . 5 July 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2014 .
^ Castellazzi. "Chiara" . Il Sole 24ore . Retrieved 28 March 2015 .
^ Vivarelli, Nick (2017-07-27). "Venice Lineup Includes Films From Darren Aronofsky, George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro" . Variety . Retrieved 2017-08-01 .
^ "Helen Mirren's 'The Leisure Seeker' Bought by Sony Classics" . 22 September 2016.
^ "Stampa Estera - Le Cinquine" . Stampa Estera (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-06-17 .
^ "Accademia del Cinema Italiano - Premi David di Donatello" .
^ "TIFF" . Retrieved 16 August 2019 .
^ Scarpa, Vittoria. "Cineuropa" . Retrieved 21 January 2020 .
^ Chelsea, Peter (29 June 2021). "I Finally Understand the Machine That is Netflix" . The Guardian . Retrieved 2 July 2021 .
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