Lawrence Osborne, author portrait
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Lawrence Osborne

Lawrence Osborne is the author of The ForgivenThe Ballad of a Small PlayerHunters in the Dark, and six books of nonfiction. His short story "Volcano" was selected for the Best American Short Stories 2012, and he has written for the New York Times magazine, The New Yorker, New York Times Book Review, ForbesHarper's, and several other publications. He lives in Bangkok.
On Java Road
The Glass Kingdom
Only to Sleep
Beautiful Animals
Hunters in the Dark
The Ballad of a Small Player
The Wet and the Dry
The Forgiven
Poisoned Embrace

Books

On Java Road
The Glass Kingdom
Only to Sleep
Beautiful Animals
Hunters in the Dark
The Ballad of a Small Player
The Wet and the Dry
The Forgiven
Poisoned Embrace

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