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John Wray was born in Washington, DC in 1971, the son of an Austrian mother and an American father, both scientists. His childhood was divided between the United States and Austria. In 1996 a selection of his poems won a prize from the Academy of American Poets and New York University. He is the author of three novels, The Right Hand of Sleep, Lowboy and Canaan's Tongue. He lives in New York.

Books by John Wray

Canaan's Tongue

A second novel from a young writer who could well become one of America's most distinguished novelists. A brilliantly macabre tale of 19th century corruption in the deep south that aims, through historical analogy, to say things about the dark heart of today's America.

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The Right Hand Of Sleep

'Like Ian McEwan's Black Dogs, The Right Hand of Sleep lays out the past century's dilemma in terms of politics versus the personal... Readable and moving' - Observer

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