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Lee Irby (born 1963) is an American novelist and historian.

He is the author of three major novels. The first, 7,000 Clams (as of 2010, in 596 libraries according to WorldCat), and was reviewed in The North American Review and many newspapers. His later work, The Up and Up (as of 2010, in 406 libraries according to WorldCat), and was reviewed even more widely. Both were published by Doubleday. Irby's work centers on the quirks of Florida's history, the interplay of natural beauty and rampant corruption and violence that marked the Sunshine State in the 1920s. In early 2012, he released "The Van", a novel following the life of a VW Bus. He taught at Eckerd College, a private liberal arts school located in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Irby was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1963. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1986 with degrees in English and History. He then set about seeing the world, living in St. Croix, Italy, Mexico, and several major U.S. cities. He came of age in Key West, Florida, where he worked many odd jobs but found his voice as a writer amid the human debris of that island city.

References

1. Irby, Lee. 7,000 Clams: A Novel. New York: Doubleday, 2004. ISBN 978-0-385-51189-6 WorldCat
2. The North American review. 292, no. 2, (2007): 20
3. Richmond Times - Dispatch Mar 12, 2005, - Miami Herald - Jun 20, 2006, St. Petersburg Times - - Jan 16, 2005
4. Irby, Lee. The Up and Up: A Novel. New York: Doubleday, 2006. ISBN 978-0-385-51500-9 WorldCat
5. Entertainment Weekly - Jun 2, 2006; Tampa Tribune - Jul 2, 2006; Publishers Weekly - Apr 10, 2006; Kirkus Reviews - May 1, 2006 ; New York Daily News - Jun 11, 2006

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• 21st-century American novelists
• American male novelists
• 21st-century American historians
• 21st-century American male writers
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• American male non-fiction writers
• Eckerd College faculty
• University of Virginia alumni
• Writers from Richmond, Virginia