Anthony Marais | |
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Marais in Wiesbaden (2007) | |
| Born | April 7, 1966 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Writing career | |
| Notable works | The Xenophobe's Guide to the Californians (2000), The Cure (2006) |
Anthony Marais (born 1966, Hollywood, California) is an American writer, musician, and academic. His writing focuses on culture, alchemy and the tendency of people to follow delusions.
Marais graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor's degree in anthropology, then continued his education in Canada at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, focusing on Polynesian archaeology, where he earned a master's degree in archaeology with a thesis on fortifications in Tonga.
Marais studied language and art history in Paris and since 1995 has lived in Germany, during which time he began publishing novels and working as a screenwriter. He currently teaches English composition and creative writing at the Anglo-American University in Prague.
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