Austin Grossman
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| Born | June 26, 1969 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A., 1991) |
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Austin Seth Grossman (born June 26, 1969)[1] is an American author and video game designer. He has contributed to The New York Times[2] and has written for a number of video games, most notably Deus Ex and Dishonored.
Life[]
Grossman was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1991[3] and is currently a graduate student in English literature at the University of California, Berkeley.[4] He is the twin brother of writer Lev Grossman and brother of sculptor Bathsheba Grossman, and the son of the poet Allen Grossman and the novelist Judith Grossman. Grossman is currently working at Arkane Studios. Grossman's father was born Jewish[5] and his mother was raised Anglican.[6]
Grossman started his career in the game industry replying to a classified ad in The Boston Globe in May 1992 that led him to Looking Glass Studios, where in System Shock he pioneered the audio log technique for storytelling in narrative games. Grossman has worked with DreamWorks Interactive, Ion Storm and Crystal Dynamics, and served as Director of Game Design and Interactive Story at Magic Leap.
He is the author of the novel Soon I Will Be Invincible, which was published by Pantheon Books in 2007.[4] His second book, entitled YOU, debuted in April 2013.[7] His third novel, Crooked, came out in July 2015.[8]
Works[]
Books[]
- Soon I Will Be Invincible (2007)
- You (2013)
- Crooked (2015)
Short stories[]
- "Professor Incognito Apologizes: an Itemized List" in The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination (2013)
Games[]
- Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993)
- System Shock (1994)
- Flight Unlimited (1995)
- Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (1996)
- Trespasser (1998)
- Deus Ex (2000)
- Clive Barker's Undying (2001)
- Battle Realms (2001)
- Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004)
- Tomb Raider: Legend (2006)
- Frontlines: Fuel of War (2008)
- Dishonored (2012)
- Dishonored 2 (2016)
References[]
- ^ "Grossman, Austin, 1969–"[permanent dead link]. Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ Grossman, Austin (2007-03-17). "Star-Spangled Schlemiel". The New York Times.
- ^ Grossman, Austin. "Soon I Will be Invincible". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Soon I Will Be Invincible". Catalog. Pantheon Books. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ Allison Gaudet Yarrow (September 6, 2011). "Lev Grossman Writes Fantasy Novels Even a Grown-Up Can Love". Forward.
- ^ Bethanne Patrick (August 16, 2011). "The Writer's Life: Portrait of the Artist: Lev Grossman". Shelf Awareness.
- ^ "YOU". Catalog. Mulholland Books. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
- ^ "Crooked - Hachette Book Group". www.hachettebookgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
External links[]
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- Profile of Austin Grossman from Wired.com
- "Star Spangled Schlemiel," The New York Times editorial on death of Captain America
- 1998 Editorial on Interactivity and Content
- Short story, "Top Secret", at Granta
- Austin Grossman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Austin Grossman at Library of Congress Authorities, with 3 catalog records
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- 21st-century American male writers