Thomas David, born in Stadthagen in 1967, studied English literature and art history in Hamburg and London. He has been writing for newspapers and magazines since 1995, focusing on English-language literature. He has authored several non-fiction books for young adults and written numerous culture features, and was writer-in-residence at The Paris Review in 2015. His most recent book publications were the monograph Philip Roth and a collection of interviews with Luk Perceval.