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Donald Antrim, born in 1958, is an American novelist known for works such as The Emerald Light in the Air, Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World, and Afterlife, a memoir about his mother and her struggle with alcoholism. Antrim has received awards and grants from organizations such as the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He graduated from Brown University and taught prose fiction at the graduate school of New York University. Antrim frequently writes for and contributes to The New Yorker. He has a distinctive way of communicating chaos through his characters while also painting vivid scenes through his use of language. His works are considered part of the postmodernist literary movement, which rejects traditional narratives and incorporates elements such as pastiche, self-awareness, and humor.