Brimming with dangerous passions, ubiquitous genies, spirited proverbs, and the pressures of life in a time of war, WHITEMAN is a tale of desire, isolation, humor, and fear.
Tony studied Japanese and
Ainu culture and language on the island of Hokkaido through a National Endowment for the
Arts grant. Read Tony's PEN blog about Japan,
or learn more about the Ainu people.
Tony spent five months in Nicaragua covering the Doris Jimenez killing and Eric Volz murder trial. His 10,000 word feature ran in the June issue of Outside Magazine. Tony recently talked about the issue when he appeared on a Today Show segment, a BBC interview, and an Outside Magazine Interview Podcast. Please visit www.FriendsOfEricVolz.com for the most recent information on this story.
Filled with romance, comedy, and masterful storytelling, The Konkans leaves us surprised by what secrets history may hold for us if only we wonder enough to look.
Tony's new novel The Konkans has just released from Harcourt.
Tony talked to the National Book Critics' Circle while finishing The Konkans
Tony's essay in Khaas Baat Magazine about The Konkans
Scene @ NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award
Tony's suit is courtesy of Arnold Brant
Tony will have a new short story in the March issue of Playboy
Tony D'Souza was born and raised in Chicago. He earned Masters degrees in writing from Hollins University and the University of Notre Dame, and served three years in the Peace Corps in West Africa, where he was a rural AIDS educator.
Tony has contributed to The New Yorker, Playboy, Salon, Esquire, Outside, the O.Henry Awards, Best American Fantasy, McSweeney's, Tin House, Amazon and elsewhere, and has appeared on Dateline, The Today Show, the BBC, NPR, and other venues. He received a 2006 NEA Fellowship and a 2007 NEA Japan Friendship Fellowship.
Tony's first novel, Whiteman, received the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His second novel, The Konkans, releases in February, 2008. Tony makes regular speaking appearances. He is represented by Liz Darhansoff of Darhansoff, Verrill, Feldman, NY, NY.