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Scott D Carlson

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Caledonia, MN, The United States
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Scott Carlson has been a taxi driver, a short-order cook, a hospital orderly, a farmhand, an Army cook, a lawyer, a teacher, a so-far failed screenwriter, a housedad, and a freelance writer一not in that order. He has an MA in Creative Writing from New York University, and has published pieces in the Washington Post, San Francisco Examiner, New Mexico Magazine, Cimarron Review, Other Voices, and Palo Alto Weekly. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and has never been to Sutter’s Mill, “ground zero” of the California Gold Rush.

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Scott D Carlson I read Italo Svevo's "Zeno's Conscience," which is not an easy read but a rewarding one. It's a little-known gem by a little-known writer who lived in…moreI read Italo Svevo's "Zeno's Conscience," which is not an easy read but a rewarding one. It's a little-known gem by a little-known writer who lived in Trieste, Italy. He knew James Joyce, and Joyce like the book. I also read a novel by another "italo," Italo Calvino--If On a Winter's Night a Traveler. Calvino loved to explore with form, and "Winter's Night" is wildly that. (less)
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Karl Marx and the Lost California Manifesto by Scott D Carlson
"This is a thoroughly original novel blending history, social commentary, and intriguing California characters. Plunking Karl Marx down in the center of the gold rush madness creates crazy entertaining encounters with all sorts of people. A very enjoy" Read more of this review »
Karl Marx and the Lost California Manifesto by Scott D Carlson
"Scott Carlson’s entertaining book asks the question of what would have happened if Karl Marx had journeyed to California during the gold rush, fleeing debt collectors and pursuing his philosophical ruminations. In answering this offbeat question, the" Read more of this review »
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An Infinity of Worlds by Will Kinney
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Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon
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