Mark Z. Danielewski

Mark Z. Danielewski (born 1966) is an American author best known for his bestselling 2000 book, House of Leaves.

Danielewski completed undergraduate studies at Yale University and pursued graduate studies at the USC School of Cinema-Television. He also served as an assistant editor and worked on sound for Derrida [1], a documentary based on the life of the Algerian-born French literary critic and philosopher Jacques Derrida.

He is the son of Polish film director Tad Danielewski and the brother of Ann Danielewski, better known as the musician Poe. He toured with Poe in 2000 to promote her album Haunted, which reflects elements of House of Leaves.

Works

• Sept. 2006: Only Revolutions
• Oct. 2005: The Fifty Year Sword
• Oct. 2000: The Whalestoe Letters
• March 2000: House of Leaves

References

• McCaffery, Larry & Gregory, Sinda. "Haunted House: An Interview with Mark Z. Danielewski" from Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 44, No. 2, Winter 2003: 99-135.

External links

• Mark Z. Danielewski Forum
• Mark Z. Danielewski at the Internet Movie Database
• Flak Magazine interview
• Book Reporter interview
• Guardian interview
• Mesa Love.net interview
• Exploration Z
• The Ledge interview, on The Fifty Year Sword
• Mark Z Danielewski's social networking site, on MySpace