Autor/-in: Nasir Jamil Nasir

JAMIL NASIR was born in Chicago, Illinois, but spent much of his childhood in the Middle East, surviving two major wars and the local schools. He returned to the U. S. in 1970, and started college at age 14, studying hard science, philosophy, psychology, Chinese history, and many other things, finally graduating from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of General Studies degree. He also attended the University of Michigan Law School. Between stints at school he hitchhiked extensively around North America, working as a carpenter, fruit picker, warehouseman, gardener, shop clerk, and paralegal, among others. He is the author of numerous short stories and five novels. His 1999 novel Tower of Dreams won the Special Citation of the Philip K. Dick Award for best science fiction paperback of the year, as well as (in translation) France's top science fiction award, the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. Mr. Nasir currently works on large regulatory and litigation cases at a Washington, D. C. law firm, and lives in a suburb of Washington with his two daughters. His hobbies are photography and rampant metaphysical speculation.