Jonas Hassen Khemiri is the author of six novels, seven plays, and a collection of short stories and essays. His work has been translated into more than 35 languages. The Family Clause was a Finalist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature and received the Médicis Prize in France. Khemiri has been a finalist for Sweden’s August Prize three times, winning it once. His play Invasion! earned an Obie Award for Playwriting. A recipient of the Cullman Center Fellowship at the New York Public Library, Khemiri’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, and numerous other publications. His novel The Sisters is his first book written in English. Khemiri lives in Brooklyn with his family and teaches creative writing at New York University.

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