Keith Gessen

Keith Gessen
BornKonstantin Alexandrovich Gessen
(1975-01-09) January 9, 1975
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation
  • Editor
  • writer
  • academic
NationalityAmerican
Education
RelativesMasha Gessen (sibling)

Keith A. Gessen (born January 9, 1975) is a Russian-born American novelist, journalist, and literary translator. He is co-founder and co-editor of American literary magazine n+1 and an assistant professor of journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2008 he was named a "5 under 35" honoree by the National Book Foundation.