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David Guterson is the author of five novels:
Snow Falling on Cedars, which won the PEN/Faulkner and the American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award;
East of the Mountains; Our Lady of the Forest, a
New York Times Notable Book and a
Los Angeles Times and
Seattle Post- Intelligencer Best Book of the Year;
The Other; and
Ed King. He is also the author of a previous story collection,
The Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind; a poetry collection,
Songs for a Summons; and two works of nonfiction,
Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense and
Descent: A Memoir of Madness. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, he lives in Washington State.
David Guterson’s The Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind; East of the Mountains; Ed King; The Other; Our Lady of the Forest; and Snow Falling on Cedars are available in Vintage paperback.
From the Hardcover edition.