Brian Evenson is an American academic and writer of both literary fiction and popular fiction. As of 2014, Evenson is Professor of Literary Arts at Brown University. His fiction, often described as literary minimalism but also drawing inspiration from horror, detective fiction, science fiction and continental philosophy, makes frequent use of dark humor and often features characters struggling with the limits and consequences of knowledge. He has also written non-fiction, and translated several books by French-language writers into English. 

August 12th, 1966 in Ames, Iowa (Age 58)