Michael Cunningham

Michael Cunningham was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1952 and grew up in La Canada, California. He studied English literature at Stanford University and pursued graduate studies in creative writing at the University of Iowa. His first novel, "A Home at the End of the World," was published in the United States by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1990, received critical acclaim, and was adapted into a film by Michael Mayer, starring Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, and Sissy Spacek. This was followed by the novels "Flesh and Blood" (1995) and "The Hours" (1999), which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award and was adapted into a film by Stephen Daldry, featuring Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, and Meryl Streep. In 2002, his essay "Land's End: A Walk Through Provincetown" was published by Crown, and in June 2005, his latest novel, "Specimen Days," was released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Picador. He lives and works in New York City. More information about Michael Cunningham can be found on his website: www.michaelcunninghamwriter.com.