Rumaan Alam

Author

Rumaan Alam is an American novelist whose sharply observed literary fiction explores class, race, and the fragility of modern American life. He studied at Oberlin College and has written for the New Republic, the New York Times, and other publications. Entitlement follows a young woman who takes a job at a philanthropic foundation run... by a billionaire and becomes entangled in questions of wealth, power, and obligation. Alam's previous novel Leave the World Behind was a finalist for the National Book Award and adapted into a Netflix film. His fiction dissects the comfortable assumptions of liberal, educated America. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers sharply observed literary fiction about wealth, privilege, and the fault lines in American life. Read more Show less