The premise of the story: Violet Adams wants to attend Illyria College, a prestigious all-male school founded by Duke Illyria that is intended for the most brilliant and up-and-coming scientific minds. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, Rosen’s book takes place in a Victorian London that combines the familiar with the fantastical. On Tuesday, Rosen read from his newly published book, All Men of Genius, which was released in September of this year. His work has been featured in Esopus Magazine and various blogs, including Tor.com. Raised in New York City, Rosen attended Oberlin and then Sarah Lawrence College, where he received his MFA in Creative Writing. Diving into his reading, Rosen perhaps proved himself too familiar as an Obie, as he gulped his water into the microphone and spoke too loudly at times. Nevertheless, Rosen appeared comfortable and familiar with how to perform in front of fellow Obies. Rosen, OC ’03, read passages from his work of fiction.Īll eyes were on Rosen as the attendees of his reading towered over him in the massive lecture hall. 8, a modest yet devoted number of students and faculty gathered in King 106 to hear Lev A.C.
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