S
IMON
V
AN
B
OOY
is the author of two novels and two collections of short stories, including
The Secret Lives of People in Love
and
Love Begins in Winter
, which won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. He is the editor of three philosophy books and has written for
The New York Times
,
The Guardian
, NPR, and the BBC. His work has been translated into fourteen languages. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.
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