Mark Z. Danielewski

Mark Z. Danielewski was born in New York City in 1966.
* He is the son of director Tad Danielewski and singer Poe.
* He studied literature at Yale University and film at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
* His debut novel, House of Leaves, was published in 2000.
* The novel was a critical and commercial success, winning the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award.
* Danielewski's second novel, Only Revolutions, was published in 2006.
* He has also written a novella, The Fifty Year Sword, and a series of five novels, The Familiar.
* Danielewski's work is characterized by its experimental use of typography and narrative structure.
* He is considered one of the most important writers of his generation.