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Ian Frazier

Biography

Ian Frazier

Ian Frazier is the author of TRAVELS IN SIBERIA, GREAT PLAINS, ON THE REZ, LAMENTATIONS OF THE FATHER and COYOTE V. ACME, among other works, all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He graduated from Harvard University. A frequent contributor to The New Yorker, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

Ian Frazier

Books by Ian Frazier

Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough
by Ian Frazier - History, Nonfiction

For the past 15 years, Ian Frazier has been walking the Bronx. PARADISE BRONX reveals the rich and tumultuous history of this amazingly various piece of our greatest city. From Jonas Bronck, who bought land from the local Native Americans, to the formerly gang-wracked South Bronx that gave birth to hip-hop, Frazier’s loving exploration is a moving tour de force about the polyglot culture that is America today.

The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days
by Ian Frazier - Humor, Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction

Structured as a daybook of sorts, Ian Frazier’s first novel, which is based on his widely read columns for The New Yorker, follows the Cursing Mommy --- beleaguered wife of Larry and mother of two boys --- as she tries (more or less) valiantly to offer tips on how to do various tasks around the home, only to end up on the ground, cursing, surrounded by broken glass.

Travels in Siberia
by Ian Frazier - Essays, Nonfiction, Travel