Danielewski got the idea for his blockbuster work “House of Leaves” as he was sketching philosophical ideas and writing theoretical essays. Later that year, he got the idea for “House of Leaves,” which would become his biggest-ever piece of literary fiction. Mark Danielewski would later graduate with a master of fine arts degree in creative fiction in 1993. He was famously seen working on the sound equipment attached to the lead’s suit jacket at some point in the documentary picture. It was at this time that he started working on the documentary “Derrida,” which followed the life and times of Jacques Derrida, the philosopher, and literary critic.ĭuring this time, he was working on the project as a cameraman, sound technician, and assistant editor. He would then move to Los Angles to attend the University of Southern California School of Cinema for his graduate studies. A year later, he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley to study Latin. Danielewski went to Yale where he got his English Literature degree in 1988 studying under John Guillory and John Hollander. It was during this time that he penned “Where Tigers Dance,” a short story that will never see the light of day as t was so bad. It was her that he found an old typewriter on which he began writing some short fiction. He attended high school in Utah and has said the many experiences of childhood helped make him develop an appreciation of all forms of creativity.Īs a nineteen-year-old, he visited his brother that was then living in the French capital Paris. Since his father was a film director, the family was constantly on the move as they followed him on his film projects.īy the time he was 10 years old, he had lived in six countries that include the United States, Ghana, Britain, India, Switzerland, and Spain.

He was born to avant-garde film director Tad Danielewski and his wife Priscilla Decatur Machold. Danielewski is a horror and science fiction author from New York best known for his debut novel “House of Leaves.”

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