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David Bezmozgis was born in Riga, Latvia in 1973 and came to Canada with his parents in 1980. He studied literature at McGill University and film at the University of Southern California. He lives in Toronto.

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Books by David Bezmozgis

	2005 Natasha and Other Stories Seven connected short stories, semi-autobiographical.
	2011 The Free World (novel)
	2014 The Betrayers
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Awards

• Amazon.ca First Novel Award
  • 2011 – The Free World – Winner

• Canada Reads
  • 2007 – Natasha and Other Stories – Shortlisted

• Danuta Gleed Literary Award
  • 2005 – Natasha and Other Stories – Winner

• Giller Prize
  • 2011 – The Free World – Shortlisted
  • 2014 – The Betrayers – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Fiction
  • 2004 – Natasha and Other Stories – Shortlisted
  • 2011 – The Free World – Shortlisted

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Added 19 February 2007.
Updated 09 October 2014.