Philip Gourevitch is an American journalist and author born in Philadelphia.
Raised in Connecticut, he knew from a young age that he wanted to be a writer.
Gourevitch attended Cornell University, taking a three-year break to focus on writing before graduating in 1986.
He later earned an MFA in fiction from Columbia University's Writing Program in 1992.
Initially publishing short fiction in literary magazines, Gourevitch eventually turned to non-fiction.
His background in fiction and journalism, combined with his academic training, likely influenced his narrative approach to reporting on complex international events like the Rwandan genocide.
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