About Michael Thomas
Born 1967. Michael Thomas is an American writer, novelist and author.
Michael Thomas is an American author. He won the 2009 International Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel Man Gone Down, receiving a prize of €100,000. Man Gone Down is also recommended by The New York Times.
His debut memoir, The Broken King, was longlisted for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography.
Early and personal life Thomas was born and raised in Boston. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York and is a professor of English at Hunter College.
The novel deals with an African-American man who is estranged from his white wife and their children. He must come up with a sum of money within four days to have them returned. Thomas describes Man Gone Down as having a "gallows humour".
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Michael Thomas was born on 21 August 1967 in Boston.
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· DBpedia: Michael Thomas (Man Gone Down author)
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