Experts
Keith Gessen
Author; Editor-In-Chief, n+1
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Keith Gessen Reads from All The Sad Young Literary Men
Mark starts the book happily married. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Re: Is political writing political activism?
Gessen, on the power of ideas. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Keith Gessen on Celebrity Month
Writers, Gessen says, are just not cut out for it. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Keith Gessen responds. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Media & Internet
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Re: Does n+1 have beef with Dave Eggers?
No, but McSweeny's has proved to be a useful literary foil, says Gessen. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Keith Gessen, one of the literary magazine's founders, explains. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Media & Internet
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Keith Gessen on Fitzgerald: Defending A Title
Gessen's title harks back to a work by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and some readers aren't pleased. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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All The Sad Young Literary Men is for college grads wondering "how this works," says Gessen. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Re: Why did you write All The Sad Young Literary Men?
It started as a bunch of stories, Gessen says. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Keith Gessen on All The Sad Young Literary Men
Gessen discusses the triptych structure of the book, and addresses some criticisms. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Keith Gessen on Dating as a Historical Phenomenon
Why do we shop for love? Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Love, Sex, & Happiness
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Re: Which writers inform your work?
Michel Houellebecq, among others. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Re: When did you decide to become a writer?
Gessen always wanted to be one, but it took him a while to sit down and start. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Re: Is the Russian intelligentsia more pure than the American counterpart?
Keith Gessen, on the value of subjectivity, and how a new generation of Russian intellectuals is embracing it. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Keith Gessen on Rediscovering Russia
Finding a context for his parents and himself. Read More
May 13, 2008 | In History
Keith Gessen is editor-in-chief of n+1, a twice-yearly magazine of literature, politics, and culture based in New York City.Gessen graduated from Harvard College and earned his MFA in Creative Writing from Syracuse University in 2004. Gessen, who was born in Russia, has written about Russia for The Atlantic and the New York Review of Books. Gessen has also written about books for magazines including Dissent, Slate, and New York, where he was the regular book critic.His first novel, All the Sad Young Literary Men, was published in April 2008.
