Stephen Dau

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Stephen Dau
Born Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican-Belgian
Education University of Pittsburgh
Johns Hopkins University
Bennington College (MFA)
Notable works The Book of Jonas (2012)
Website
www.stephendau.com

Stephen Dau is an American-Belgian writer.

His debut novel is The Book of Jonas published in 2012, which was a finalist for the First Novelist Award. It was named one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews, Booklist and The Wall Street Journal . Originally from Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh), he lives in Brussels, Belgium. His work has appeared in Ploughshares , The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , The North Atlantic Review, McSweeney's , and on MSNBC.com.

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Early life and education

Dau was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. [1] He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. [1] He attended the M.A. in Writing program at Johns Hopkins University before receiving an MFA in Writing from Bennington College.

Dau worked for 10 years in the post-Yugoslav Wars reconstruction of Eastern Europe and Bosnia. [1] He lives in Brussels, Belgium. [1] [2]

Novels

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Majors, Dan (28 May 2012). "THE PITTSBURGH CONNECTION HEAD TO CARNEGIE LIBRARY TO HEAR UP-AND-COMING AUTHOR AND GREENSBURG NATIVE STEPHEN DAU". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
  2. Belgium: Eyewitnesses Describe Terrifying Moments of Brussels Attacks, Asia News Monitor (Thai News Services Group,) Bangkok [Bangkok]24 Mar 2016.