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David Grann (b.1967, NYC)

David Grann (b.1967, NYC). Attended Connecticut College, BA in Government (1989) MA in IR from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (1993) MA in Creative Writing, Boston University (1994) Worked as a freelance reporter and had early hopes of being a novelist

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David Grann (b.1967, NYC)

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  1. David Grann(b.1967, NYC) • Attended ConnecticutCollege, BA in Government (1989) • MA in IR from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (1993) • MA in Creative Writing, Boston University (1994) • Worked as a freelance reporter and had early hopes of being a novelist • Writer and editor of The Hill in Boston and The New Republic • Joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2003 • The Lost City of Z debuted on the NYT best-seller list at #4 (2009) "If I can find the right idea, I can get out of the way and do a good story."

  2. Videos on. . . • The Lost City of Z • “Fawcett freaks” • El Dorado

  3. On Narrative Structure • Kurt Vonnegut: Shape of Stories • Rebecca Skloot: Braided Narrative

  4. Homework • LCZ, through p. 168 • Work on Essay #1 • Rough draft due in-class Oct. 1

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