Guterson has five children and currently lives with his wife, Robin, on Bainbridge Island. Author of Snow Falling on Cedars, Our Lady of the Forest, East of the Mountains, The country ahead of us, the country behind, Ed King, East of the mountains. his home and the place of his haunting novel, Snow Falling on Cedars. He is perhaps best known, however for his novel Snow Falling on Cedars (1994), which earned him the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award, and was adapted to the screen in 1999. David Guterson peers out at Miamis lapis Biscayne Bay as though straining to see. His second book, Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense (1992) is a non-fiction collection of essays on family and education. His first book, The Country Ahead of Us, the Country Behind (1989) is a collection of short stories, largely set in the Pacific Northwest. It was during his teaching career that Guterson began to publish stories and essays in small magazines and periodicals. Guterson is a writer of novels, short stories, poetry, articles, and essays, but before writing professionally he worked for ten years as a high school teacher. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. VJ Books Presents Author David Guterson! David Guterson was born in Seattle, Washington on. DAVID GUTERSON is the author of several novels: the national bestseller Snow Falling on Cedars East of the Mountains Our Lady of the Forest, a New York Times. You are here: Home > Our Authors > Guterson, David

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