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Erik Larson is an American author and journalist best known for his non-fiction books, which often combine history and narrative. He was born on January 3, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a degree in American History. Larson has written several books, including The Devil in the White City, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2004. His other works include Isaac's Storm, Thunderstruck, In the Garden of Beasts, and Dead Wake. Larson has been married to his wife, Christine, since 1982. They have two children, a son and a daughter. As of 2021, Erik Larson's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

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Occupation journalist
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 3 January, 1954
Birthday 3 January
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2016

Larson has written a number of books, mostly historical nonfiction. In a 2016 interview with the Knoxville Mercury, Larson stated he does all of his own research, asking, "why should I let anybody else have that fun?" He also rejected the idea of trying to imagine or take factual liberties with scenes and conversations from the past, stating that in his work, "anything that appears in quote is something that came from a historical document." He included among his literary inspirations David McCullough, Barbara Tuchman, David Halberstam, and Walter Lord. Larson's 2006 book Thunderstruck intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with that of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio.

1976

Larson was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Freeport, Long Island, New York. He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1976. After a year off, he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 1978. He was inspired to go into journalism after seeing the movie All the President's Men.

1954

Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American journalist and author of nonfiction books. He has written a number of bestsellers, including The Devil in the White City (2003), about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair. The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, among other awards.