John D'Agata | |
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Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Education | Deep Springs College Hobart College University of Iowa |
Genre | essay non-fiction |
Notable works | "The Lost Origins of the Essay", "The Next American Essay", "The Making of the American Essay", The Lifespan of a Fact, "Halls of Fame", and "About a Mountain" |
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John D'Agata (born 1975) is an American essayist. He is the author or editor of six books of nonfiction, including The Next American Essay[1] (2003), The Lost Origins of the Essay[2] (2009) and The Making of the American Essay[3]—all part of the trilogy of essay anthologies called "A New History of the Essay". He also wrote The Lifespan of a Fact, "Halls of Fame", and "About a Mountain".
D'Agata has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation,[4] the National Endowment for the Arts,[5] the Howard Foundation and the Lannan Foundation.[6] He is the M.F. Carpenter Professor of Writing[7][8] in the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa.[9]