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In May 2020, Mason was the recipient of the $50,000 [[Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize]].<ref name=chronicle>Kosman, Joshia (May 12, 2020) [https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/bay-area-author-and-psychiatrist-daniel-mason-wins-50000-joyce-carol-oates-prize "Bay Area author and psychiatrist Daniel Mason wins $50,000 Joyce Carol Oates Prize"] ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''</ref> |
In May 2020, Mason was the recipient of the $50,000 [[Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize]].<ref name=chronicle>Kosman, Joshia (May 12, 2020) [https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/bay-area-author-and-psychiatrist-daniel-mason-wins-50000-joyce-carol-oates-prize "Bay Area author and psychiatrist Daniel Mason wins $50,000 Joyce Carol Oates Prize"] ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''</ref> |
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Mason is a psychiatrist affiliated with Stanford Hospital, and teaches literature at Stanford University. In 2009 he married Sara Houghteling, also a novelist. She published her first novel, [[Pictures at an Exhibition]], shortly before their marriage. They have two sons. |
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For the American composer, see Daniel Gregory Mason.
Daniel Mason (b. ca. 1976) is an American novelist and physician. He is the author of The Piano Tuner and A Far Country. He was raised in Palo Alto, California, and received a BA in biology from Harvard University, later graduating from the UCSF School of Medicine.[1] He wrote his first novel, The Piano Tuner, while still a medical student. It was later the basis for a 2004 opera of the same name (composed by Nigel Osborne to a libretto by Amanda Holden).[2] Mason's second novel, A Far Country, was published in March 2007.[3] His work has been published in 28 countries.[4]
In May 2020, Mason was the recipient of the $50,000 Simpson/Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize.[5]
Mason is a psychiatrist affiliated with Stanford Hospital, and teaches literature at Stanford University. In 2009 he married Sara Houghteling, also a novelist. She published her first novel, Pictures at an Exhibition, shortly before their marriage. They have two sons.
Books
- The Piano Tuner - 2002
- A Far Country - 2007
- Death of the Pugilist, or The Famous Battle of Jacob Burke & Blindman McGraw - 2008 [6]
- The Winter Soldier - 2018
- A Registry of My Passage upon the Earth - 2020
See also
References
- ^ "Daniel Mason". Identity Theory. 2002-10-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ^ "The Piano Tuner, Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London". The Independent. 14 October 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Mason talks to Michelle Pauli". 27 April 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2018 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Creative Writing Program – Daniel Mason Reading". Stanford University. November 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ^ Kosman, Joshia (May 12, 2020) "Bay Area author and psychiatrist Daniel Mason wins $50,000 Joyce Carol Oates Prize" San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ "Picador Shots – 'Death of the Pugilist, or The Famous Battle of Jacob Burke & Blindman McGraw'". Pan Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
External links
- Interview with Mason at identitytheory.com
- Review of The Piano Tuner by Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times
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