White Tiger on Snow Mountain (32 page)

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DAVID GORDON
was born in New York City. He attended Sarah Lawrence College and holds an MA in English and comparative literature and an MFA in writing, both from Columbia University. His first novel,
The Serialist
, won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award. His second novel,
Mystery Girl,
was picked as one of The New Yorker’s best books of the year. His work has appeared in the
Paris Review,
the
New York Times Magazine,
and other publications. He has worked in film, fashion, publishing, and pornography.