About
Award-winning author whose works blend existentialism and absurdism with crime fiction. He is known for Moon Palace, The Music of Chance, and The Book of Illusions, among other works.
Before Fame
He attended Columbia University and subsequently moved to Paris, where he became a translator of French literature. His debut literary work was a 1982 memoir called The Invention of Solitude.
Trivia
He wrote the screenplay for the 2007 film, The Inner Life of Martin Frost. The themes of coincidence and loss of language were consistent themes throughout his work.
Family Life
He was born to middle-class Jewish parents in Newark, New Jersey. He was married twice-- to Lydia Davis and Siri Hustvedt-- and fathered one child through each marriage.
Associated With
He was influenced by the renowned Irish author, Samuel Beckett.
