I can think of few
writers (and none of her
generation)
whose
stories I anticipate with
more
excitement
than Rebecca Makkai's.

–Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Truth
About Celia
and The Brief History of the Dead



Rebecca Makkai is a writer whose first novel, The Borrower, will be published in summer, 2011 by Viking Press. Her short stories have been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and elsewhere.


A handy guide to pronouncing her last name

If you want to sound American: mahk-KAH-ee
If you want to sound Hungarian: MAWK-kaw-ee
(Note: It is best not to attempt the latter unless you are actually Hungarian.)