Peter cameron author biography for book
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Peter Cameron (novelist)
American novelist
For other people with the same name, see Peter Cameron (disambiguation).
Peter Cameron (born November 29, 1959) is an American novelist and short-story writer.[1] Several of his works was adapted into films.[2][3][4]
Life and career
Cameron was born and raised in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Township, New Jersey.[5] He graduated in English literature in 1982 from Hamilton College.
Cameron lived in Pompton Plains, London, and, later, New York City.[6]
In 1983, he published his first short story (Memorial Day) in The New Yorker; he then continued to contribute to the magazine in the following years.[7] His first book was a collection of short stories entitled One Way or Another, published by Harper & Row in 1986.
His debut novel Leap Year was published by Harper & Row in 1990. His second novel, The Weekend,[8] was edited i