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Gilbert Sorrentino (April 27, 1929 – May 18, 2006) was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, professor, and editor. [1] In over twenty-five works of fiction and poetry, Sorrentino explored the comic and formal possibilities of language and literature.
Gilbert Sorrentino earned critical praise for his highly innovative poetry and fiction. The structures of his novels are of particular importance because Sorrentino felt that form is more important than content.
May 14, 2024 · Gilbert Sorrentino (born April 27, 1929, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died May 18, 2006, Brooklyn) was an American poet and experimental novelist, whose use of devices such as nonchronological structure illustrated his dictum that “form not only determines content but form invents content.”
Aug 11, 2014 · Gilbert Sorrentino is far from a household name, but he’s pretty well-known within literary circles; he has a reputation as a writer’s writer. Few of his books are like the others: he was constantly reinventing his style, which can be frustrating for critics; that might be why he never achieved the literary stardom he deserved.
May 22, 2006 · Gilbert Sorrentino, a Brooklyn-born poet, novelist, literary critic and professor whose erudite work drew frequent praise and occasional scorn but never a wide audience, died on...
Gilbert Sorrentino was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on April 27, 1929. He attended Brooklyn College prior to being drafted into the U.S. Army, in which he served as a medic, returning to school on the G.I. Bill after his discharge.
May 18, 2006 · Gilbert Sorrentino was one of the founders (1956, together with Hubert Selby Jr.) and the editor (1956-1960) of the literary magazine Neon, the editor for Kulchur (1961-1963), and an editor at Grove Press (1965-1970).
