Ben Dolnick
American novelist
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Ben Dolnick (born 1982) is an American fiction writer and author of the novels Zoology (2007), You Know Who You Are (2011), and At the Bottom of Everything: A Novel (2013).
Born1982 (age 43–44)
Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
AlmamaterColumbia University
GenreNovels
ParentsEdward Dolnick (father)
Lynn Golden Dolnick (mother)
Lynn Golden Dolnick (mother)
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| Born | 1982 (age 43–44) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Genre | Novels |
| Parents | Edward Dolnick (father) Lynn Golden Dolnick (mother) |
| Relatives | Arthur Hays Sulzberger (great-grandfather) Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger (great-grandmother) Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg (grandmother) Arthur Golden (uncle) Sam Dolnick (brother) Dave Golden (cousin) |
Life
Ben Dolnick was born and raised in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Through his mother's side he is a member of the Ochs-Sulzberger family, publishers of The New York Times.[1][2] He attended Georgetown Day School and went on to receive his undergraduate degree from Columbia University, and has worked as a "zookeeper" at the Central Park Zoo. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Works
- Zoology. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 2007. ISBN 978-0-307-38654-0.
- You Know Who You Are. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 2011. ISBN 978-0-307-74200-1.
- At the Bottom of Everything: A Novel. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 2013. ISBN 978-0-307-90799-8.
- The Ghost Notebooks, 2018