Atticus Lish

Atticus Lish
Born1972 (age 5253)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materPhillips Academy; Harvard University
Period2010–present

Atticus Lish (born 1972) is an American novelist. His debut, Preparation for the Next Life, caught its independent publisher, Tyrant, "off guard" by becoming a surprise success, winning a number of awards including the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Lish lives in Sunset Park, Brooklyn with his wife. He is the son of influential literary editor Gordon Lish.