Paul Schmidtberger
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Paul Schmidtberger is the author of Design Flaws of the Human ConditionDesign Flaws of the Human Condition
-Background:Published by Random House in 2007, the novel is an urban comedy of adultery that is an "assuredly entertaining romp" whose characters are handled "with a sympathetic grace." -Synopsis:...
, an urban comedy of adultery published by Random House
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in 2007.
Originally from Schooley's Mountain, New Jersey
Schooley's Mountain, New Jersey
Schooley's Mountain is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, named for the Schooley family who owned a considerable amount of land there in the 1790s, is on Schooley's Mountain, a mountain with an elevation of about directly north of Long Valley. It...
, Schmidtberger attended the Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville School
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and is a graduate of Yale College
Yale College
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and Stanford Law School
Stanford Law School
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Schmidtberger was a practicing lawyer specialized in intellectual property and international arbitration, but now writes full time. He has written articles for numerous US publications, including The New York Times
The New York Times
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, and is working on a new novel. He has lived in Paris for over twelve years.