▁student ▁of ▁Z en ▁Buddh ism . ▁ ▁Awards ▁He ▁has ▁received ▁many ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁fiction , ▁among ▁them ▁a ▁ ▁Wh iting ▁Award , ▁a ▁P ush cart ▁Prize , ▁and ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Wh iting ▁Creative ▁Non f iction ▁Grant ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁book ▁White ▁Fl ights : ▁Race , ▁F iction ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Im ag ination . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁currently ▁res ides ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Sony a ▁Pos ment ier . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁" He aven ▁Lake ," ▁Re print ed ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Review ▁ 2 2 , ▁Spring ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ ▁Short ▁St ories ▁ ▁Articles ▁and ▁Ess ays ▁▁ ▁( Sub scription ▁Re quired ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Author ' s ▁Official ▁Website ▁Ky oto ▁Journal ▁magazine ▁Profile ▁at ▁The ▁Wh iting ▁Foundation ▁Review ▁of ▁The ▁Train ▁to ▁Lo ▁Wu ▁at ▁Water B ridge ▁Review ▁Review ▁of ▁Your ▁Face ▁in ▁Mine ▁at ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Category : Y ale ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Michigan ▁al umn i ▁Category : The ▁College ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁fac ulty ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Category : American ▁male ▁novel