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About Rumaan Alam
American writer
Rumaan Alam is an American writer, best known for his novel Leave the World Behind. He writes fiction with a contemporary, observant edge, and his work has reached a wide readership through Leave the World Behind, which became his best-known book. Beyond that title, he is known for writing about present-day life and the pressures that shape it.
More from Rumaan Alam (101 quotes) →Keep reading Rumaan Alam
- “Wishing there were more children's books like 'The Snowy Day' is a bit like wishing there were more grownup b…”Rumaan Alam
- “That's part of fashion's promise: that a girlfriend or boyfriend or a promotion are just one tie or sweater o…”Rumaan Alam
- “It comforts the adult conscience to remember that, amid history's grave injustices, there were still great li…”Rumaan Alam
- “Obama-as-dad is my favorite Obama. Obama-as-executive, with his stubborn faith in reasonableness in times abs…”Rumaan Alam
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- “Writing on 'Love' is so steeped in self-analysis. The writer's room can feel like therapy.”Paul Rust
- “We had brilliant writers on our shows, and I do think that 'The Two Ronnies' has stood the test of time. It w…”Ronnie Corbett
- “I am a morning writer; I am writing at eight-thirty in longhand and I keep at it until twelve-thirty, when I…”Carlos Fuentes
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Books by Rumaan Alam
Leave the World Behind
2020
Rich and pretty
2016
That kind of mother
2018