Editing Max Barry

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| name = Max Barry
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| caption = Barry in 2006
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|3|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Stratford, Victoria]], Australia<ref>Michael Williams, "The great unknown", ''The Age'', 24 February 2007, A2, p. 26</ref>
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| genre = Humour<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Barry |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18741.Max_Barry |publisher=Goodreads |accessdate=3 June 2019}}</ref>
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| website = {{URL|http://www.maxbarry.com/}}
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'''Max''' '''Barry''' (born 18 March 1973) is an Australian author.<ref>Barry, Max (Blog). "[http://www.maxbarry.com/max/ "The Bio"]". Max</ref> He also maintains a blog on various topics, including politics. When he published his first novel, ''[[Syrup (novel)|Syrup]]'', he spelled his name "Maxx", but subsequently has used "Max".<ref>{{cite book |last       = Barry
 |first      = Max
 |author-link = Max Barry
 |title      = [[Jennifer Government]]
 |year       = 2009
 |publisher  = [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]
 |isbn       = 978-0-385-50759-2
 |oclc       = 
 |at         = [https://archive.org/details/jennifergovernme00barr/page/ Back inside sleeve]
 |quote      = He is the author of the cult hit ''Syrup'', although he spelled his name 'Maxx' for that novel, 'because it seemed like a funny joke about marketing, and I failed to realize everyone would assume I was a pretentious asshole.'
}}</ref>

Barry is also the creator of ''[[NationStates]]'', an online game created to help advertise ''[[Jennifer Government]]'' that eventually evolved into its own online community.  He is the owner of the website "Tales of Corporate Oppression". He lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughters and worked as a marketer for [[Hewlett-Packard]] before he became a novelist.

In early 2004 Barry converted his web site to a [[blog]] and began regularly posting to it. In the November 2004 issue of the magazine ''[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]'' the novel ''[[Company (novel)|Company]]'' was ranked at number 8 on a list of the top 100 "people, ideas, and trends that will change how we work and live in 2005".<ref>Lidsky, David (Issue 88, November 2004). "[http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/88/fast-forward-index.html  Fast Forward 2005]". ''Fast Company''. p.69</ref> Barry wrote the screenplay for ''[[Syrup (2013 film)|Syrup]],'' which was released in theatres on 7 June 2013. Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to ''Company'', which will be adapted by [[Steve Pink]]. ''Jennifer Government'' was optioned by [[Steven Soderbergh]] and [[George Clooney]]'s now defunct [[Section Eight Productions]]. His novel ''[[Machine Man (novel)|Machine Man]]'' initially was an online serial, but has since been updated and published in 2011 by Vintage Books. The film rights have been picked up by [[Mandalay Pictures]].<ref>[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010878.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Mandalay wants to build Machine Man] ''Variety''. 4 November 2009.</ref>

==Bibliography==

===Novels===
* ''[[Syrup (novel)|Syrup]]'' (1999), {{ISBN|0-14-029187-3}}
* ''[[Jennifer Government]]'' (2003), {{ISBN|1-4000-3092-7}}
* ''[[Company (novel)|Company]]'' (2006), {{ISBN|0-385-51439-5}}
* ''[[Machine Man (novel)|Machine Man]]'' (2011), {{ISBN|0-307-47689-8}}
* ''[[Lexicon (novel)|Lexicon]]'' (2013), {{ISBN|1-594-20538-8}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Upcoming4.me |url=http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/max-barry-lexicon-cover-art-us-uk-and-synopsis-unveiled |title=Max Barry – Lexicon cover art (US&UK) and synopsis unveiled |publisher=Upcoming4.me |accessdate=6 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212075903/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/max-barry-lexicon-cover-art-us-uk-and-synopsis-unveiled |archivedate=12 December 2012 }}</ref>
* ''[[Providence (2020 novel)|Providence]]'' (2020), {{ISBN|978-0-593-08517-2}}
* ''The 22 Murders of Madison May'' (2021), {{ISBN|978-0-593-08520-2}}
* ''Discordia'' (2021) (audio only)

===Short stories===
* "[http://www.maxbarry.com/writing/bits/supermodels.html Attack of the Supermodels]" (2001)
* "[http://www.maxbarry.com/writing/bits/shade.html A Shade Less Perfect]" (2005)
* "[https://www.forbes.com/2007/10/13/max-barry-fiction-tech-future07-cx_mb_1015dolls.html Springtide]" (2007)
* "[http://www.maxbarry.com/writing/bits/howimetmydaughter.html How I Met My Daughter]" (2007)
* "[http://www.maxbarry.com/2008/09/18/news.html I Should Buy Some Cement]" (2008)
* "[https://slate.com/technology/2020/02/it-came-from-cruden-farm-max-barry-short-story.html?fbclid=IwAR3zRK3GV3GaaEr-ffvZ4wdnKk5ygMPlXvKJ9eM3eiNnizV6N_M6qO-zoDg.html It Came From Cruden Farm]" (2020)

===Essays===
* "[http://www.maxbarry.com/writing/bits/marketing.html Succeeding In Business Through Marketing Fads]" (2000)
* "[http://www.maxbarry.com/writing/bits/critics.html Things Critics Do That Piss Me Off]" (2002)
* "[https://maxbarry.com/writing/bits/copyright.html Why Copyright Is Doomed]" (2002)
* [http://www.maxbarry.com/2014/12/16/news.html "Australia gets closer"] (2014)

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.maxbarry.com/ Max Barry's official site]
*[http://www.nationstates.net/ ''NationStates'' game]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305161530/http://www.corporateoppression.com/ Tales of Corporate Oppression]
*[http://www.leebobblack.com/interviews/max-barry Extensive interview of Max Barry, "To Finish Writing A Novel, You Need To Be Delusional"]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/books/review/19coupland.html?ex=1148702400&en=c9c9c0071a4976fb&ei=5070 NYT Review of Company]
*[http://www.maxbarry.com/writing/writings.html Max's Short Stories and Essays.]
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