Susan Daitch is an American novelist and short story writer. In 1996

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called her "one of the most intelligent and attentive writers at work in the U.S. today."

Biography

Susan Daitch graduated from

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and attended the

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Independent Study Program. She is the author of six novels and a collection of short stories. Her work has appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Pacific Review,'' ''The Barcelona Review,'', ''Fault Magazine,'' ''

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,'', '' Tablet.'', ''Tin House'', '' McSweeney’s'', ''Bomb'', ''Conjunctions'', ''The Norton Anthology of Postmodern American Fiction'', and elsewhere. Her novel, ''Siege of Comedians'' was listed as one of the best books of 2021 in ''

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''. She taught at

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, and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She teaches at

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. She was a 2012

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Fellow. She is a supporter of Women for Afghan Women. She lives in

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Bibliography

* ''L.C.'' Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987; Dalkey Archive Press, 2002 * ''The Colorist.'' Vintage Contemporaries, 1990 * ''Storytown: Stories''. Dalkey Archive Press, 1996 * ''Paper Conspiracies''. City Lights Books, 2011 * ''Fall Out.'' Madras Press, 2013 * ''The Lost Civilization of Suolucidir.'' City Lights Books, 2016 * ''White Lead: A Novel of Suspense.'' Alibi, 2016 (e-book) * ''Siege of Comedians.'' Dzanc Books, 2021

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