Brendan Connell

Brendan Connell (born 1970) is an American author and translator. Though his work often falls into the horror and fantasy genres, it has also often been called unclassifiable and avant-garde. His style has been compared to that of J.K. Huysmans and Angela Carter. Some of his shorter fiction, such as that contained in his collection Metrophilias, has been referred to as prose poetry.

Influences he has cited include Balzac and Ponson du Terrail. He has also written many lyrics for the Serbian band Kodagain.

Novels

 * The Translation of Father Torturo, Prime Books, 2005
 * The Architect, PS Publishing, 2012
 * Miss Homicide Plays the Flute, Eibonvale Press, 2013
 * The Cutest Girl in Class, Snuggly Books, 2013
 * The Galaxy Club, Chomu Press, 2014
 * Cannibals of West Papua, Zagava, 2015
 * Clark, Snuggly Books, 2016
 * The Heel, Snuggly Books, 2017
 * Unofficial History of Pi Wei, Snuggly Books, 2018
 * The Metapheromenoi, Snuggly Books, 2020
 * Against the Grain Again: The Further Adventures of Des Esseintes, Tartarus Press, 2021
 * Heqet, Egaeus Press, 2022

Collections

 * Metrophilias, Better Non Sequitur, 2010
 * Unpleasant Tales, Eibonvale Press, 2010
 * The Life of Polycrates and Other Stories for Antiquated Children, Chomu Press, 2011
 * Lives of Notorious Cooks, Chomu Press, 2012
 * The Metanatural Adventures of Dr. Black, PS Publishing, 2014
 * Jottings from a Far Away Place, Snuggly Books, 2015
 * Pleasant Tales, Eibonvale Press, 2017

Translations

 * Requiems and Nightmares, by Guido Gozzano, Hieroglyphic Press, 2012 (translated together with Anna Fonti Connell)

Anthologies edited

 * The Neo-Decadent Cookbook, Eibonvale Press, 2020 (edited together with Justin Isis)
 * The World in Violet: An Anthology of English Decadent Poetry, Snuggly Books, 2022

Interviews

 * Brendan Connell Interview (Weird Fiction Review, September 2012)
 * Brendan Connell Interview (Rising Shadow, March 2014)
 * Brendan Connell Interview (Porta VIII, January 2015)
 * Brendan Connell Interview (Cultured Vultures, February 2016)