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Dan Josefson

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Dan Josefson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1974-03-08 (Mount Kisco, New York)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Chappaqua, New York → Manhattan

Career

Occupations
writer
Active Years
2012-
Influenced
David Foster Wallace

Education

Williams College
Unknown
Country: United States
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Unknown
Country: United States

Awards

Whiting Award
2015
Category: fiction
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

That's Not a Feeling

2012 Fiction

A novel set in a therapeutic community, narrated intermittently by new student Benjamin, providing a view into school incidents.

TherapyMental health

Bibliography

  • That's Not a Feeling

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Funny, mordant, and deeply intelligent

Legacy

American writer who received the 2015 Whiting Award in fiction for his debut novel.