Adam Nathan is the host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” and former shortstop for the New York Mets, where he played in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. He won the National Book Award in December, 2000 for All New Bible Stories. His reverse translation of Constance Garnett’s War and Peace is acclaimed by contemporary Russian critics, who consider it equal to, if not superior to, the original. Adam’s daily newspaper column reaches over 470 cities on eight continents, and his novels have been translated into 297 languages.

He divides his time between Brooklyn, NY, and Paris, where he lives with his wife on the top floor of the Eiffel Tower.