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| Born | Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American-Belgian |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh Johns Hopkins University Bennington College (MFA) |
| Notable works | The Book of Jonas (2012) |
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Stephen Dau is an American-Belgian writer.
His only novel is The Book of Jonas published in 2012, which was a finalist for the First Novelist Award and 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.
Dau was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. [1] He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh [1] and 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]
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