Reif Larsen's first novel, The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet, was a New York Times bestseller and is currently translated in twenty-seven languages. The novel was a 2010 Montana Honor book and an IndieBound Award finalist; was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize; and was adapted into a movie by Jean- Pierre Jeunet (Amelié). Larsen's writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Tin House, one story, The Millions, Asymptote Journal, and The Believer. Larsen is currently serving as the writer-in-residence at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
This biography was last updated on 02/24/2015.
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