Adam Fawer
Adam Fawer (born 1970 in New York City) is an American novelist. Improbable, his first novel, has been translated into eighteen languages and won the 2006 International Thriller Writers Award for best first novel. His second novel, Gnosis, has been published in 2008 in German, Japanese and Turkish.
Adam Fawer
- Name
- Adam Fawer
- Born
- 1970
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA)
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Known for
- Improbable, Gnosis, Oz
- Nationality
- United States.
- Languages
- English.
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His third novel, Oz, has been published in 2016 in Turkish only. Unlike the first two novels, it received generally negative reviews from critics and readers.
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• Name — Adam Fawer • Born — 1970 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Education — University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA) • Occupation — Novelist • Years Active — 2005-present • Known for — Improbable, Gnosis, Oz • Notable Works — Improbable (2005), Gnosis (2008), Oz (2016)
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Adam Fawer, recorded as an economist and writer, was born in 1970 in New York, NY. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Fawer holds undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and received an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Career
Career
During his corporate career, Fawer worked for a variety of companies including Sony Music, J.P. Morgan, and most recently, About.com, where he was the chief operating officer.
Personal life
Personal life
Fawer lives in New York City with his partner and two sons.
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1970
Adam Fawer was born on 1 January 1970.
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In 2006, Fawer won the International Thriller Writers award for Best First Novel.
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- 1.Long, Maureen. Alum tries to break into writing. Daily Pennsylvanian. April 22, 2005.
- 2.GSB graduates 425 in outdoor ceremony: 6/98. Stanford University.
- 3.Past Nominees and Winners. International Thriller Writers.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Improbable, 2005
- Gnosis, also published as Empathy, 2008
- Oz, 2016
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Adam Fawer is recorded with the occupation science fiction writer. Recorded as writer, economist and novelist.
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