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1. Markovits has been described as "the bastard son of Philip Roth and A. S. Byatt" 2. First novel in a quartet featuring the Essinger family, the next book, Christmas in Austin will be out in 2019 3. Will appeal to fans of Zadie Smith's On Beauty and Claire Messud's The Emperor's Children 4. American author, will be over for publication with an appearance at Winter Institute and a launch in New York City 5. Much loved author, this novel will be his breakout book 6. Ben is a regular contributor to the New York Times, Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, Esquire, Granta, and The Paris Review

Produktbeschreibung
1. Markovits has been described as "the bastard son of Philip Roth and A. S. Byatt" 2. First novel in a quartet featuring the Essinger family, the next book, Christmas in Austin will be out in 2019 3. Will appeal to fans of Zadie Smith's On Beauty and Claire Messud's The Emperor's Children 4. American author, will be over for publication with an appearance at Winter Institute and a launch in New York City 5. Much loved author, this novel will be his breakout book 6. Ben is a regular contributor to the New York Times, Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, Esquire, Granta, and The Paris Review
Autorenporträt
Benjamin Markovits grew up mostly in Texas. He left an unpromising career as a professional basketball player to study the Romantics - an experience he wrote about in Playing Days, a novel. Since then he has taught high school English, worked at a left-wing cultural magazine, and written essays, stories and reviews for, among other publications, The New York Times, Granta, The Guardian, The London Review of Books and The Paris Review. He has published seven novels, his most recent novel, You Don't Have To Live Like This, set in Detroit, was widely praised. Granta selected him as one of the Best of Young British Novelists in 2013. Markovits lives in London and is married, with a daughter and a son. He teaches Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.