Daniel Magariel

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Daniel Magariel
OccupationNovelist
EducationColumbia University
Syracuse University
Notable worksOne of the Boys
Walk the Darkness Down
Website
danielmagariel.com

Daniel Magariel is an American novelist. He is the author of One of the Boys and Walk the Darkness Down.

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Early life and education

Magariel grew up in Kansas City. [1] [2] He received his bachelor's from Columbia University [3] [4] and Master of Fine Arts from Syracuse University, where he studied with George Saunders. [1] [2]

Career

Magariel released his debut novel, One of the Boys, in March 2017. It received starred reviews in Kirkus and Publishers Weekly, [5] [6] as well as reviews in The Guardian , [7] Rolling Stone , [8] The New York Times , [9] and NPR. [10] Columbia called it one of the ten best books ever written at The Hungarian Pastry Shop. [11]

Magariel's sophomore novel, Walk the Darkness Down, was released in August 2023. [12] [13] Magariel spent a few weeks at sea on a commercial fishing boat to research the novel, [14] which Literary Hub named one of their most anticipated books of 2023. [15] Booklist called the novel "a modern Hemingway." [16]

Magariel founded Convent Arts Fellowship and the Director of Arts at the Cape May Point Science Center in New Jersey. [17]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Elam, Angela (2017). "Daniel Magariel". New Letters. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Vitcavage, Adam (March 14, 2017). "Speed and Crisis, with Daniel Magariel". Electric Literature . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  3. ↑ "One of the Boys: A Novel". Columbia Alumni Association. Retrieved January 16, 2025– via Columbia University.
  4. ↑ "Meet 5 GS Alumni Authors Making a Splash in the Literary World | School of General Studies". www.gs.columbia.edu. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "One of the Boys". 2025-01-16. March 20, 2017 – via Kirkus Reviews.
  6. ↑ "One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel". Publishers Weekly . January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Newman, Sandra (May 4, 2017). "One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel review – a father's abuse". The Guardian. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ Diamond, Jason (April 10, 2017). "'One of the Boys': Debut Novel Explores Addiction, Abuse". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Two Sons Witness the Grip of Addiction in This Gritty Divorce Drama". The New York Times . April 21, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ Corrigan, Maureen (March 29, 2017). "'One Of The Boys' Tells The Story Of A Corrosive Father-Son Relationship". NPR . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ Shapiro, Rebecca (February 10, 2022). "10 Great Books Written at the Hungarian Pastry Shop". Columbia Magazine . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Walk the Darkness Down". Kirkus Reviews . June 21, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Newly Published, From Young Adult Novels to Roosevelt's Court". The New York Times . September 22, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Daniel Magariel on the Trouble with Titles". October 10, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2023, Part Two". Literary Hub . July 6, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Walk the Darkness Down, by By Daniel Magariel". Booklist . August 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Cape May Point Science Center Appoints a New Art Director". Cape May County Herald. December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
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