- His rise to literary success was documented by Malcolm Gladwell in a study of career late bloomers.
- Was a Lawyer before quitting to become a writer.
- Started writing when he was 30 years old.
- Lives in Dallas, Texas.
- When he started writing, he got up each morning at 7:30 and wrote until lunchtime. He would then rest for twenty minutes before writing again for a few hours.
- Graduated from Duke University school of Law.
- His first short story was 60 pages long and took 3 months to write.
- Wrote "Brief encounters with Che Guevara" after developing a fascination with Haiti.
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