Heroic Measures (Ciment) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—May 20, 1955
• Where—Montreal, Canada
• Education—M.F.A., University of California, Irvine (USA)
• Awards—Two New York State Foundation for the Arts Fellowships; National Endowment for the Arts
   Fellowship; Guggenheim Foundation grant; Janet Hiedinger Kafka Prize; NEA Japan Fellowship Prize.
• Currently—lives in Gainesville, Florida


Jill Ciment was born in Montreal, Canada. Her books include three novels, Tattoo Artist, Teeth of the Dog and The Law of Falling Bodies; a collection of short stories, Small Claims; and a memoir, Half a Life. She has been awarded two New York State Foundation for the Arts Fellowships and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Ciment is a professor of English at the University of Florida. She lives in Gainesville, Florida. (From the publisher and Wikipedia.)