David Guterson

David Guterson studied at University of Washington, Roosevelt High School and Seattle Public Schools. The recorded working language is English. Residence is recorded at Bainbridge Island. Works named in the authority record are Snow Falling on Cedars. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation.

• Name — David Guterson • Born — 4 May 1956 • Birthplace — Seattle, Washington, U.S. • Occupation — Writer • Education — University of Washington (BA, MFA) • Notable Works — Snow Falling on Cedars (1994) • Spouse — Robin Guterson • Children — 5 • Awards — Guggenheim Fellowship PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

Guterson was born May4, 1956 in Seattle, Washington, the son of criminal defense lawyer Murray Guterson. He attended Seattle Public Schools and Roosevelt High School, then the University of Washington, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English literature and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. He is also a Guggenheim Fellow.

Guterson is best known as the author of Snow Falling on Cedars (1994), for which he received the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award. To date, it has sold nearly four million copies and was adapted into the 1999 film of the same title. His subsequent novels include East of the Mountains (1999), which was adapted into a movie of the same title in 2021, Our Lady of the Forest (2003), The Other (2008) and Ed King (2011).

Guterson married his wife Robin when he was 23. They live on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound and have five children and three grandchildren. He is a co-founder of Field's End, an organization for writers.

David Guterson is recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation. Recognition and collections. Guterson received Guggenheim Fellowship, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation.