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National Book Foundation > Author > Matthew Eck
Matthew Eck enlisted in the Army in 1992 and served in Somalia and Haiti. After leaving the service, he earned a BA in English Literature from Wichita State University and a MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. More about this author >
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Matthew Eck enlisted in the Army in 1992 and served in Somalia and Haiti. After leaving the service, he earned a BA in English Literature from Wichita State University and a MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri and The Farther Shore is his first novel.