Barry Yourgrau

Barry Yourgrau is the author Mess, and the story collections Wearing Dad's Head, and The Sadness of Sex. He also starred in the latter's film version. He’s appeared on MTV and NPR, and written for the New York Times, New Yorker.com, Paris Review, and Vice. Born in South Africa, he lives in New York and Istanbul.

The Spontaneous Quarantine Writing that Became a Hit in Japan

Barry Yourgrau on the Story Behind His Pandemic Collection Botticelli

October 16, 2020 By Barry Yourgrau

On Writers, Hoarders, and Their Clutter

From Auden to Mitchell: Messy Life, Brilliant Mind?

January 7, 2016 By Barry Yourgrau

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