Ben Lerner
American novelist and poet whose 10:04 and Leaving the Atocha Station are celebrated works of autofiction that examine literary vocation and American anxiety with intelligence and wit. He is one of the most critically admired writers of his generation.
Works
- Leaving the Atocha StationAmerican poet in Madrid confronts his alienation and misreading of reality
- 10:04Brooklyn man obsesses over his daughter and a potential future disaster
- The Topeka SchoolPortrait of a family through psychological dysfunction and generational trauma
- No ArtArtist struggles with representation and complicity in cultural production