Brian Doyle (American writer)

Brian James Patrick Doyle was an American writer.[1][2] He was a recipient of American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature and three Pushcart Prizes.[3][4]

In January 2017, he died at the age of 60 due to brain tumour.[3][5]

the Thorny Grace of it by Brian Doyle (a book formatted essay collection)

Early life and career

He was born in 1956 in New York City to an Irish Catholic family.[4] He studied at the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated with a major in English in 1978.[3]

Doyle was also an editor of Portland Magazine.[3]

Bibliography
  • Two Voices: A Father and Son Discuss Family and Faith (1996)[4]
  • The Wet Engine (2005)[4]
  • The Grail ​(2006)[4]
  • Mink River (2010)[4]
  • A Book of Uncommon Prayer (2014) [4]
  • Martin Marten (2015)[4]
  • The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World: A Novel of Robert Louis Stevenson (2017)[6]

References
  1. "Paying our respects to Brian Doyle". America Magazine. May 30, 2017.
  2. Nast, Condé (December 12, 2016). ""Greetings, Friends!": The New Yorker's 2016 Christmas Poem". The New Yorker.
  3. Oregonian/OregonLive, Amy Wang | The (May 28, 2017). "Lake Oswego author Brian Doyle dies at age 60". The Oregonian.
  4. "Brian James Patrick Doyle (1956-2017)". The Oregon Encyclopedia.
  5. "Oregon Author Brian Doyle Dies At 60". Oregon Public Broadcasting.
  6. Oregonian/OregonLive, Amy Wang | The (March 28, 2017). "Brian Doyle celebrates storytelling in novel about Robert Louis Stevenson". The Oregonian.


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