| Sean Patrick Wilsey | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1970-05-21) May 21, 1970 (age 54) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | The New School for Social Research |
| Known for | Author and memoirist |
| Spouse | Daphne Beal (divorced) |
| Mother | Patricia Montandon |
Sean Patrick Wilsey (born May 21, 1970) is an American author. He is the author of the memoir Oh the Glory of It All, published by Penguin in 2005.
Born and raised in San Francisco, Wilsey is the son of Al Wilsey (1919–2002), a businessman, and Pat Montandon, a socialite and peace activist. He is the stepson of socialite and philanthropist Dede Wilsey.
Wilsey is a former editor-at-large for McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. His newest book, a wide-ranging series of essays, More Curious, was published by McSweeney's in 2014.
He was married to Daphne Beal, now divorced, who is also a writer of the book The Land of No Right Angles.
Bibliography
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Books
- Oh the Glory of It All (2005)
- The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup (As Editor with Matt Weiland and Franklin Foer, 2006)
- State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America (As Editor with Matt Weiland, 2008)
- More Curious (2014)
Essays and reporting
- "Peace is a Beautiful Thing" (11 Apr. 2005)
- Wilsey, Sean (April 22, 2013). "Open water : among the gondoliers of Venice". Personal History. The New Yorker. Vol. 89, no. 10. pp. 40–47.
Interviews
- "Interview with Sean Wilsey" (16 Sept. 2014)
- "Honest Writing is Funny" (19 Aug. 2014)
References
- Emerson, Karen (June 11, 1970). "Please Please Dad On His Own Day". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- Zinko, Carolyne (May 15, 2005). "Making peace with the past / In a new memoir, San Francisco native Sean Wilsey chronicles his adolescent angst". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- "Rich pickings". New Statesman. September 12, 2005. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- Lipinski, Jed (November 2008). "Interview with Sean Wilsey". The Brooklyn Rail.
- Zinko, Carolyne (January 7, 2002). "Alfred Wilsey -- renowned philanthropist". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- Bischof, Jackie (May 12, 2014). "'Modernity Transfusion' for Clinton Hill House". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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