Joshua Ferris was born in Illinois, USA. He is the author of four novels and one collection of short stories.

His debut novel, Then We Came to the End, won the PEN/Hemingway award and was shortlisted for the National Book Award and his 2014 novel, To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, was nominated for the Booker Prize and won the Dylan Thomas Prize. He lives in upstate New York.

Joshua Ferris
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To Rise Again at a Decent Hour