Laird Hunt is the author of six novels, a collection of stories and two translations. A former United Nations press officer, Laird now teaches Creative Writing at the University of Denver. He and his wife, the poet Eleni Sikelianos, live in Boulder, Colorado, with their daughter, Eva Grace. His work has been published in eight languages. Kind One, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and won the Anisfield-Wolf Award for Fiction.
One of the most talented young writers on the American scene today -- Paul Auster There is always a surprise in the voice and in the heart of Laird Hunt's stories - with its echoes of habit caught in a timeless dialect, so we see the world he gives us as if new -- Michael Ondaatje Gorgeous and terrifying -- Danzy Senna Profoundly imaginative, strikingly original, deeply moving Kirkus, starred review