Barry Yourgrau

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  • Bibliography:
    11 Books
  • First Book:
    February 1992
  • Latest Book:
    May 2017
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Book List in Order: 11 titles

  • A Man Jumps Out of an Airplane

  • The Sadness of Sex

    From the man The New York Times Book  Review called "an uncommon  diagnostician of the curiosities of the human heart" and  hailed on NPR (National Public Radio) as "the  stand-up comedian of the unconscious" comes  this extraordinary new c...

  • Haunted Traveler: An Imaginary Memoir

  • Haunted Traveller

    In Haunted Traveller, his most personal and ambitious work, Barry Yourgrau takes the reader on a postmodern literary journey like no other. Here are forty-four fantastic episodes that together paint an imaginary memoir of one man s yearning, alienate...

  • Wearing Dad's Head

    “I can never remember my dreams, so Mr. Yourgrau’s stories are a pretty good substitute.” —David ByrneBarry Yourgrau’s imagination makes critics reach: Fellini? Kafka? Freud in a funny hat? Yourgrau is a fantasist l...

  • My Curious Uncle Dudley

    Invicius Ponticius Supalicius. . .Magilili . . . Lililiculus? Duncan Peckle's young life changes forever the day his mysterious relative -- Uncle Dudley of the great voyages -- arrives in Mt. Geranium for the summer. No sooner have Duncan's parent...

  • NASTYbook

    Nice is Overrated.

    "The perfect book for the budding Count Olaf or Sauron in your family... or for you." -- Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline

    NASTY ('nas-te) adj. 1. Twisted. 2. Spitefully unfair. 3. Causing dangerous and ...

  • Another NASTYbook

    When his mother gets kidnapped by goblins, Rollo is certain that all his years of reading comic books will finally serve its purpose as he heads off to face evil doctors, vicious toy poodles, and other curses and creatures during his dangerous quest ...

  • The Curse of the Tweeties

    Ever tasted a NuttiNutz candy bar? Has your Mom been kidnapped recently? Know what a Samurai Swordboy is? Are you afraid of terrible curses? Or goblins? Or Toy Poodles? How 'bout (gulp) older sisters?? Do fake false teeth ever talk to you? He...



  • Yet Another NASTYbook

    Since the NASTYest things come in tiny packages, this delightfully twisted collection features super short stories, poems, dialogues, and one-sentence tales guaranteed to make readers laugh, shiver, and shudder....

  • A Man Jumps Out of an Airplane: Stories

    Ever dreamed of strolling through a Dali print? Or stepping into a fairy tale? Open "A Man Jumps Out of an Airplane" and experience the rush of having reality yanked from underfoot. This is the book that put Barry Yourgrau on the literary map, whe...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Barry Yourgrau has published 11 books.

Barry Yourgrau does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Man Jumps Out of an Airplane: Stories, was published in May 2017.

The first book by Barry Yourgrau, A Man Jumps Out of an Airplane, was published in February 1992.

No. Barry Yourgrau does not write books in series.
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