The Mystery Man A.X. Ahmad

This is the information I have found out about A.X. Ahmad: He was raised in India, where he grew up reading thrillers. He was educated at Vassar College and M.I.T., and worked internationally as an architect before taking up writing full time. His short stories and essays have been published in The Missouri Review, The Harvard Review, The New England Review, Narrative Magazine and The Good Men Project. He's been a finalist for Glimmertrain's Short Story Award, and been listed in Best American Essays. He lives in Washington, D.C.