Daniel Wallace

Daniel Wallace was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He studied English and Philosophy at Emory University and the University of North Carolina. He has three sisters and lives in Chapel Hill with his wife and son. His first job was veterinary assistant. He worked for his father's import/export company in Nagoya, Japan for two years, and in a bookstore and as an illustrator for thirteen years. His novel 'Big Fish: a Novel of Mythic Proportions' was the first to be accepted for publication after other previous five were rejected.