Dan Chaon Biography
Dan Chaon is the acclaimed author of Fitting Ends and Among
the Missing, a finalist for the National Book Award, which was also listed
as one of the ten best books of the year by the American Library Association, Chicago
Tribune, The Boston Globe, and Entertainment Weekly, as well
as being cited as a New York Times Notable Book. Chaon's fiction has
appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, and won both Pushcart and
O. Henry awards. Chaon teaches at Oberlin College and lives in Cleveland
Heights, Ohio, with his wife and two sons.
This biography was last updated on 08/25/2011.
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