Mountain Road, Late at Night
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to my family, my mom and dad, former teachers, and friends, who have offered support over the years, in particular Eric Kocher and Patrick Whitfill. Thank you to Seren Adams for seeing something when no one else did, for her brilliant editing, and for all her hard work and kindness. Thank you to my publisher, Picador, in particular Gill Fitzgerald-Kelly and Ravi Mirchandani, for caring about this book. Most importantly, thank you to Emily Rossi, for never failing to see me, even when I haven’t been able to see myself, and for all that she has given - her endless and unconditional support, kindness, advice, and time – so selflessly: this is for you.
About the Author
Alan Rossi was born in 1980 in Columbus, Ohio. His fiction has appeared in Granta, Missouri Review, Conjunctions, Agni, and Ninth Letter, among others. Rossi was named the New England Review/Bread Loaf Scholar for 2017 and his stories have been awarded a Pushcart Prize and the O. Henry Prize. He lives in South Carolina with his wife and daughter. Mountain Road, Late at Night is his first novel.
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