Alex Gilvarry | |
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Born | 1981 (age 43–44) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Hunter College |
Spouse | Alexandra Kleeman |
Alex Gilvarry (b. 1981 on Staten Island, NY) is an American writer. He is the author of the novels From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant (2012) and Eastman Was Here (2017). [1] [2] In 2009, Gilvarry graduated from CUNY - Hunter College's MFA Program in Creative Writing. He was included on the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 list in 2014, and Eastman Was Here was chosen as one of the best books of 2017 by Esquire . [3] [4] He is a professor of Creative Writing at Monmouth University in New Jersey. [5] He lives on Staten Island and is married to the writer Alexandra Kleeman.