Rebecca Makkai

Rebecca Makkai
Makkai at the 2023 Texas Book Festival
Born (1978-04-20) April 20, 1978
OccupationWriter
EducationWashington and Lee University (BA)
Middlebury College (MA)
Notable worksThe Great Believers (2018)
Website
rebeccamakkai.com

Rebecca Makkai (born April 20, 1978) is an American novelist and short story writer. She is best known for writing The Great Believers (2018) and I Have Some Questions for You (2023), which have been positively received by critics and won awards such as the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and the Libby Book Award.