JOHN BURNHAM SCHWARTZ is the author of the novels "Claire Marvel," "Bicycle Days," and "Reservation Road," which was made into a motion picture based on his screenplay, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, and Jennifer Connelly. His books have been translated into more than fifteen languages, and his writing has appeared in many publications, including the" New York Times" and "The New Yorker," He lives with his wife and their son in Brooklyn, New York.