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Walter Kirn
Walter Kirn (born August 3, 1962) is an American novelist, literary critic, and essayist. He is the author of eight books, most notably ''Up in the Air'', which was made into a movie starring George Clooney. ==Overview== As a writer, he has published a collection of short stories and several novels, including ''Thumbsucker'', which was made into a 2005 film featuring Keanu Reeves and Vince Vaughn; ''Up in the Air'', which was made into a 2009 film directed by Jason Reitman; and ''Mission to America''. The film adaptation of ''Up In The Air'', which starred George Clooney and Anna Kendrick, was a commercial success and went on to receive critical acclaim as well as numerous nominations and awards. In 2005, he took over blogger Andrew Sullivan's publication for a few weeks while Sullivan was on vacation. He has also written ''The Unbinding'', an Internet-only novel that was published in Slate magazine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Slate )〕 His most recent work, Blood Will Out, was a personalized account of his relationship with the convicted murderer and imposter Clark Rockefeller. He has also reviewed books for ''New York Magazine'' and has written for ''The New York Times Book Review'' and ''New York Times Sunday Magazine'', and is a contributing editor of ''Time'', where he has received popularity for his entertaining and sometimes humorous first-person essays among other articles of interest. He also served as an American cultural correspondent for the BBC. In addition to teaching nonfiction writing at the University of Montana, Kirn was the 2008–09 Vare Nonfiction Writer in Residence at the University of Chicago.〔(Coming This Fall: Walter Kirn )〕 In 1983, he graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in English. Following that, he obtained a second undergraduate degree in English Literature at Oxford University, where he was a Keasbey Scholar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Walter Kirn )〕
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