Erik Larson
Narrative nonfiction author and journalist
Erik Larson is a US journalist who mostly writes nonfiction about history. His books include The Devil in the White City and The Splendid and the Vile.
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American Born 1954 in Brooklyn, United States
About Erik Larson
Erik Larson was born on January 3, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York. He studied Russian history, language and culture at the University of Pennsylvania, then earned a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. He later worked as a staff writer at The Wall Street Journal and as a contributing writer for Time magazine. His first narrative nonfiction book, Isaac's Storm, tells the story of the hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas, in 1900. The Devil in the White City, about the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, won an Edgar Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award. The Splendid and the Vile follows Churchill and his family through the Blitz, and it reached no. 1 on the New York Times list. Six of his books have become New York Times bestsellers. His work has been published in nearly forty countries.