Tom Rachman
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Tom Rachman is an English/Canadian novelist. His debut novel is The Imperfectionists. There was a lot of interest in the book at the 2008 Frankfurt Book Fair. It was eventually sold to Dial Press
. The book has been published in 12 languages.
Rachman was born in London
, England
and grew up in Vancouver
. Rachman studied at the University of Toronto
and obtained a Master's Degree from Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism. He worked as a journalist for the Associated Press
. He currently lives in London
and is working on his second novel. His brother is the Financial Times
columnist Gideon Rachman
.
Dial Press
The Dial Press was a publishing house founded in 1923 by Lincoln MacVeagh.Dial Press shared a building with The Dial and Scofield Thayer worked with both. The first imprint was issued in 1924. Authors included Elizabeth Bowen, W.R...
. The book has been published in 12 languages.
Rachman was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and grew up in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. Rachman studied at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
and obtained a Master's Degree from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
Graduate School of Journalism. He worked as a journalist for the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
. He currently lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and is working on his second novel. His brother is the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
columnist Gideon Rachman
Gideon Rachman
Gideon Rachman is a journalist who has been the Financial Times chief foreign affairs commentator since July 2006.He studied at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University where he obtained a first class honours degree in History in 1984...
.