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Brady Udall is an American novelist. In 2010, he was appointed Writer-in-Residence of Idaho, a position he held until 2013. ==Biography== Udall grew up in a large Mormon family in St. Johns, Arizona.〔(Writers on the Verge ), The Village Voice, May 2001〕 He graduated from Brigham Young University and later attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.〔"Udall Mints a Dickens of a Tale in 'Miracle Life'" by Brandon Griggs, ''Salt Lake Tribune'', 17 June 2001, ((mirror of article ))〕 He was formerly a faculty member of Franklin & Marshall College〔(Press Release #063 ) dated 16 October 2003, Office of College Communications, Franklin & Marshall College〕 starting in 1998,〔(Franklin & Marshall magazine, Summer 2003 )〕 then Southern Illinois University,〔 and now teaches writing at Boise State University.〔(MFA Program in Creative Writing ), Boise State University, Last accessed 30 August 2007〕 A collection of his short stories titled ''Letting Loose the Hounds'' was published in 1998,〔(Men Behaving Badly ) by Jim Shepard, ''The New York Times'', 2 March 1997〕 and his debut novel ''The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint'' was first published in 2001. The characterization and structure of the latter has been favorably compared to the work of John Irving.〔("Cuesta pulls off 'Miracle' for UA, Cell" ) by Michael Fleming, ''Variety'', 13 February 2002〕 Thematically it has been compared to Charles Dickens.〔 Michael Stipe has optioned a film adaptation of ''Miracle'', with United Artists hiring Michael Cuesta to direct.〔 In July 2007, Udall appeared on an episode of ''This American Life''.〔This American Life, Episode (336: Who Can You Save? ), Act 3, broadcast 6 July 2007.〕 Udall is a member of the Udall family, a U.S. political family rooted in the American West. Its role in politics spans over 100 years and four generations and includes his great-uncles former U.S. congressman and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall and former congressman and presidential candidate Morris Udall.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brady Udall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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