Rick Moody | |
|---|---|
 Moody in Lyon, France - May 2009 | |
| Born | Hiram Frederick Moody III October 18, 1961 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation |
|
| Education | St. Paul's School Brown University Columbia University (MFA) |
| Period | 1992–present |
Hiram Frederick Moody III (born October 18, 1961) is an American novelist and short story writer best known for the 1994 novel The Ice Storm, a chronicle of the dissolution of two suburban Connecticut families over Thanksgiving weekend in 1973, which brought him widespread acclaim, became a bestseller, and was made into the film The Ice Storm. Many of his works have been praised by fellow writers and critics alike.