Daniel Mason

Daniel Mason (b. ca. 1976) is an American novelist. He was raised in Palo Alto, California. He received a BA in biology from Harvard Universityin 1994, graduating at the top of his class. He later graduated from medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. He wrote his first novel, The Piano Tuner, while still a medical student. The book became a bestseller and was published in 27 countries.[citation needed]Mason's second novel, A Far Country, was published in March 2007.

Prize anthology mentions

Best American Essays 2016*

Best American Short Stories 2017*

Pushcart (Fiction) 2017

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