Andrew Sean Greer is an American author, best known for his fiction and short story works. He was born in Washington D.C. in 1970, along with his identical twin. Greer's passion for writing took him to Brown University, where he studied with Robert Coover and Edmund White. His time at Brown was not without controversy, as his unscripted criticism of the university's admissions policies during his commencement speech caused a stir.
After his graduation, Greer moved to New York and worked a series of odd jobs while trying to establish himself as a writer. His career took a turn when he moved to Missoula, Montana, to pursue a Master of Fine Arts at The University of Montana. This move marked the beginning of his successful writing career. He later moved to Seattle and then to San Francisco, where he currently resides. Greer is a fellow at the New York Public Library Cullman Center and an identical twin.
Greer's literary career includes the publication of seven works of fiction, with his first novel, "The Path of Minor Planets," released in 2001. His writing has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Northern California Book Award, the California Book Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, the O Henry award for short fiction, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Public Library. His novel "Less" won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and his latest work, "Less Is Lost," was released in September 2022. Greer currently splits his time between San Francisco and Milan.