Forrest Gander is a translator, editor, and author of more than two dozen books, including Twice Alive and Be With, which won the Pulitzer Prize. His other books include the novels As a Friend and The Trace; the poetry collections Be With, Eye against Eye, Torn Awake, and Science and Steepleflower; and the essay collection A Faithful Existence. Gander’s essays have appeared in the Nation, the Boston Review, and the New York Times Book Review. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Howard Foundation, United States Artists, and the Whiting Foundation.