Born in England, Lawrence Osborne is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Forgiven , The Ballad of a Small Player , Hunters in the Dark and Beautiful Animals. His non-fiction ranges from memoir through travelogue to essays, including Bangkok Days , Paris Dreambook and The Wet and the Dry. His short story 'Volcano' was selected for Best American Short Stories 2012, and he has written __ for the New York Times Magazine, Cond¿ast Traveler, the New Yorker, Forbes, Harper¿s and other publications. He lives in Bangkok.