found: amazon.com 07-11-2014:(David Gordon; b. in New York City; attended Sarah Lawrence College and holds an MA in English and Comparative Literature and an MFA in Writing, both from Columbia University; his first novel, "The Serialist," won the VCU/Cabell First Novel Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award; was also made into a major motion picture in Japan; his second novel, "Mystery Girl" was released in July 2013 and his short story collection, "White Tiger on Snow Mountain" is forthcoming in Fall 2014;. his work has also appeared in The Paris Review, The New York Times, Purple, and Fence, among other publications)