Tatjana Soli is the bestselling author of The Lotus Eaters, The Forgetting Tree, and The Last Good Paradise. Her work has been awarded the James Tait Black Prize and been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. Her books have also been twice listed as a New York Times Notable Book, and her work has twice been listed in the 100 Distinguished Stories in Best American Short Stories. Born in Salzburg, Austria, she is a graduate of Stanford University.