Eckhard Gerdes
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Eckhard Gerdes (born 1959) is an American novelist and editor. He earned his MFA in creative writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
He is the author of eight published novels:
- Projections [1986, Depth Charge Press]
- Ring in a River [1989, Depth Charge Press]
- Truly Fine Citizen [1992, Highlander Press]
- Cistern Tawdry [2002, Fugue State Press]
- Przewalski's Horse [2006, Red Hen Press]
- The Million-Year Centipede, or, Liquid Structures [2007, Raw Dog Screaming Press]
- Nin and Nan (appeared in Bizarro Starter Kit (Blue) [2008, Bizarro Press]
- My Landlady the Lobotomist [2008, Raw Dog Screaming Press]
His work reflects experimental technique, sometimes ignoring time, space, or cause-and-effect, in the service of stories of individuals struggling to transcend fear and limitation. His recent work has been associated with the Bizarro Fiction movement, of which he is one of the leading proponents.
Reviews of his work have appeared in Rain Taxi, Notre Dame Review, and Dream People, Review of Contemporary Fiction and elsewhere.
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