Adam Fawer (born 1970 in

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) is an American

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

. '' Improbable'', his first novel, has been translated into eighteen languages and won the 2006

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for best first novel. His second novel, ''Gnosis'', has been published in 2008 in German, Japanese and Turkish. His third novel, ''Oz'', has been published in 2016 in Turkish only. Unlike the first two novels, it received generally negative reviews from critics and readers.

Early life and education

Fawer holds undergraduate and master's degrees from the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

and the

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and received an MBA from the

Stanford Graduate School of Business The Stanford Graduate School of Business (also known as Stanford GSB) is the graduate business school of Stanford University, a private research university in Stanford, California. For several years it has been the most selective business schoo ...

Career

During his corporate career, Fawer worked for a variety of companies including

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J.P. Morgan JP may refer to: Arts and media * ''JP'' (album), 2001, by American singer Jesse Powell * ''Jp'' (magazine), an American Jeep magazine * ''Jönköpings-Posten'', a Swedish newspaper * Judas Priest, an English heavy metal band * ''Jurassic Park ...

, and most recently, About.com, where he was the chief operating officer.

Awards and honours

In 2006, Fawer won the International Thriller Writers award for Best First Novel.

Personal life

Fawer lives in

with his partner and two sons.

Bibliography

*'' Improbable'', 2005 *''Gnosis'', also published as ''Empathy'', 2008 *''Oz'', 2016

References

External links

Official Website for Adam Fawer

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fawer, Adam 1970 births Living people 21st-century American novelists University of Pennsylvania alumni Novelists from New York City Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni American science fiction writers American chief operating officers American male novelists 21st-century American male writers Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni