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David McConnell | Interview

David McConnell & Patrick Ryan

‘These were deranged acts but they were ultimately based on something that’s historically been treated as a social good, the sense of personal honour.’

David McConnell

David McConnell is the author of two novels, The Firebrat (2003) and The Silver Hearted (2010), as well as a work of non-fiction, American Honor Killings: Desire and Rage Among Men (2013). He lives in New York City.

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Patrick Ryan

Patrick Ryan is the author of Send Me, Saints of Augustine, In Mike We Trust and Gemini Bites. His work has been included in The Best American Short Stories 2006, Tin House, The Yale Review and elsewhere. He lives in New York City.

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