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About the Author

Rick Moody

Rick Moody was born in New York City. He attended Brown and Columbia Universities. He is the author of four novels: The Four Fingers of DeathPurple AmericaThe Ice Storm and Garden State, as well as an award-winning memoir and multiple collections of short fiction. Moody is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, and his work has been anthologized in Best American StoriesBest American Essays, and the Pushcart Prize anthology. Moody lives in Brooklyn, New York.