Michael David Lukas

Michael David Lukas reading at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.
Michael David Lukas reading at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco

Michael David Lukas (born March 30, 1979) is an American author best known for his internationally bestselling novel, The Oracle of Stamboul, published by HarperCollins[1] and translated into over a dozen languages.[2] Michael's second novel, The Last Watchman of Old Cairo, was published by Random House[3] in 2018 and received the Sami Rohr Prize[4] as well as the National Jewish Book Award.[5] He teaches at San Francisco State University.[6]

His writing has been published in The New York Times,[7] Wall Street Journal,[8] and the San Francisco Chronicle.[9] He has been a Fulbright Scholar in Turkey[2] and a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in Tunisia.[10] He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts,[11] the Santa Maddalena Foundation,[12] and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.[13] Lukas has taught creative writing at 826 Valencia,[14] The Writers' Studio at Stanford University,[15] and the University of the Pacific.[16]

  1. ^ Stephenson, Neal. "Michael David Lukas". Harpercollins.com. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  2. ^ a b "Michael David Lukas - The Oracle of Stamboul". Book Passage. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  3. ^ "Michael David Lukas". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  4. ^ Paull, Laura (2019-05-01). "Oakland author Michael David Lukas wins Rohr Jewish literature prize". J. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. ^ "Meet National Jewish Book Award Winner Michael David Lukas | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  6. ^ "Michael David Lukas | Department of Creative Writing". creativewriting.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  7. ^ "When the News and the Novel Collide". 14 October 2013.
  8. ^ Lukas, Michael (2012-12-21). "Fearlessness and Loving in Cairo". WSJ. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  9. ^ Lukas, Michael David (2012-06-27). "'How Should a Person Be?' by Sheila Heti". SFGate. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  10. ^ "Interview with Michael David Lukas - STEPHANiE ELiZONDO GRiEST STEPHANiE ELiZONDO GRiEST". Stephanieelizondogriest.com. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  11. ^ "Michael David Lukas | NEA". Arts.gov. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  12. ^ "Michael David Lukas – Santa Maddalena Foundation". Santamaddalena.org. 2014-04-16. Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  13. ^ "Conference Staff | Middlebury". Middlebury.edu. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  14. ^ "The Hero's Journey". 826 Valencia. Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  15. ^ "Prior Course Details". Continuingstudies.stanford.edu. 2015-04-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  16. ^ "English Department Visiting Professor: Michael David Lukas | The Pacifican". Thepacificanonline.com. 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-06-20.