Anthony Giardina

Anthony Giardina (born 1950) is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and playwright.

He was born in 1950 and grew up on a street in Waltham, Massachusetts, a largely Italian and Irish working class "sleeper" suburb of Boston on the trolley line to Cambridge.

The protagonist's childhood neighborhood and schools in Recent History were largely modeled on Waltham.

He is a regular contributor to publications such as The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Esquire, and Harper's.

His books include Men With Debts, A Boy's Pretensions, Recent History, The Country of Marriage, and White Guys.