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The Author is the author of the novel L.I.E., which was nominated for the NYPL Young Lions Award back at the turn of the century, and of the recently released ANTHROPICA. His work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Conjunctions, Fence, Agni, Unsaid, The New York Times Magazine, and Post Road, among other reputable and disreputable publications. It's also been adapted for film and frequently anthologized, notably in Best American Fantasy. He lives in the Hudson Valley with his wife and two children and teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College.

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David said: " Easily the greatest novel of the 21st (and likely final) century. Ha ha ha ha! "

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David and 2 other people liked Steve Jordan's review of Anthropica: "Yes, it's a lot like Infinite Jest. But great. Very much in the post modern mode, very much in the DeLillo/Pynchon/DFW camp. But worthy of said camp. So high praise."
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David made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Wrong Author - Please Move topic " Hello friends. My name is David Hollander. There are 2 books on my Goodreads author page that I did not author. Can you please remove them? They are: ...more "
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