Lars Iyer is the author of the novel Wittgenstein Jr, to be published in September 2014. He has also written a trilogy of novels, Spurious, Dogma and Exodus, which has received rave reviews in nearly all major literary publications including The New York Times Book Review, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Times Literary Supplement, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian (UK), The Spectator and The Believer.
Spurious won 3:AM's 'Best novel of 2011' award, was a finalist for the Guardian Not-the-Booker Award, and was shortlisted for The Believer award. Dogma was listed as one of the Observer's Books of the Year. Exodus was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Literary Award, and was listed as one of the Observer's books of the year.
Lars Iyer has also written two scholarly books on the work of Maurice Blanchot, and teaches philosophy at Newcastle University, UK.
This biography was last updated on 09/04/2014.
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