Damian Tarnopolsky studied literature at the University of Toronto and Oxford University and Writing with Mavis Gallant at the Humber School for Writers. His widely praised first book, Lanzmann and Other Stories, was nominated for the ReLit Award for short fiction. His work has also been shortlisted for the Journey Prize and the CBC Literary Award. Born in London, England, he lives in Toronto with his family. Goya’s Dog is his first novel.

Praise for Damian Tarnopolsky

“In his debut collection, Damian Tarnopolsky often writes like a dazzling fallen angel … I listened to Tarnopolsky plucking my shopworn critical synapses, and asked why he made them sing in a way that several prize contenders haven’t. The answer is that he’s a truly new voice, delivered with rare panache.” —The Globe and Mail

“Tarnopolsky writes perfect, twisty sentences … there’s authority, Nabokovian play, and bawdiness to these tales … And if this desperately earnest twon needs one thing, it’s satire that takes itself seriously.” —Eye Weekly