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Rick Moody

Writing

Born October 18, 1961 · New York City, New York

Biography

Hiram Frederick Moody III is an American novelist and short story writer best known for the 1994 novel The Ice Storm, a chronicle of the dissolution of two suburban Connecticut families over Thanksgiving weekend in 1973, which brought him widespread acclaim, became a bestseller, and was made into the film The Ice Storm. Many of his works have been praised by fellow writers and critics alike.

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Awards & recognition

  • Fernanda Pivano AwardAmerican Literature · 2012
  • Guggenheim Fellowship
  • Locus AwardBest Novella · 2004 · nominated

Filmography3 titles