- Darin Strauss is known for Half a Life, A Short History of Decay (2014) and World Gone Water (2015). He has been married to Samantha Meadows since 2004. They have two children.
- SpouseSamantha Meadows(2004 - present) (2 children)
- Graduated from North Shore High School in Long Island, New York.
- Received a BA from Tufts University.
- Received an MFA from New York University.
- He is a Clinical Professor of Fiction at NYU's creative writing program.
- His first novel, 2000's Chang & Eng, won the ALA Alex Award, was a runner-up for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award, won the Literary Lions Award, was a Borders Award winner, and was a nominee for the PEN Hemingway award. It was also a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year and a Newsweek Best Book of the Year.
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