Ken Kalfus

Ken Kalfus is the author of two novels, The Commissariat of Enlightenment and A Disorder Peculiar to the Country, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He is also the author of two collections of stories, Thirst and Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies, which was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book and a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Kalfus and his family lived for years in Moscow, and now live in Philadelphia.