# Daniel Mason > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daniel_Mason > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Daniel_Mason.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Mason > Source revision: 1348003650 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American novelist For the American composer, see [Daniel Gregory Mason](/source/Daniel_Gregory_Mason). For people with similar names, see [Daniel Masson](/source/Daniel_Masson_(disambiguation)). Daniel Mason Accepting a Northern California Book Award at the San Francisco Public Library in 2019 Born c. 1976 Education Harvard University UCSF School of Medicine Occupations Writer, physician **Daniel Mason** (born c. 1976) is an American novelist and physician. He is the author of *[The Piano Tuner](/source/The_Piano_Tuner)*, *A Far Country* and *[North Woods](/source/North_Woods_(novel))*. ## Biography He was raised in [Palo Alto, California](/source/Palo_Alto%2C_California), and received a BA in [biology](/source/Biology) from [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University), later graduating from the [UCSF School of Medicine](/source/UCSF_School_of_Medicine).[1] He wrote his first novel, *[The Piano Tuner](/source/The_Piano_Tuner)* (2002), while still a medical student. It was later the basis for a 2004 opera of the same name (composed by [Nigel Osborne](/source/Nigel_Osborne) to a libretto by [Amanda Holden](/source/Amanda_Holden_(writer))).[2] Mason's second novel, *A Far Country*, was published in March 2007.[3] *[North Woods](/source/North_Woods_(novel))* was published in 2023. His work has been published in 28 countries.[4] He is married to the novelist [Sara Houghteling](/source/Sara_Houghteling).[5] In May 2020, Mason was the recipient of the [US$](/source/United_States_dollar)50,000 [Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize](/source/Joyce_Carol_Oates_Literary_Prize).[6] In 2024 he received a [PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award](/source/PEN_Oakland_awards) for *North Woods*. Mason is a psychiatrist affiliated with [Stanford Hospital](/source/Stanford_Hospital), and teaches literature at Stanford University.[7] North Woods was longlisted in 2025 for the [International Dublin Literary Award](/source/International_Dublin_Literary_Award).[8] ## Books - *[The Piano Tuner](/source/The_Piano_Tuner)* (2002) - *A Far Country* (2007) - *Death of the Pugilist, or The Famous Battle of Jacob Burke & Blindman McGraw* (2008)[9] - *[The Winter Soldier](/source/The_Winter_Soldier_(novel))* (2018) - *A Registry of My Passage upon the Earth* (2020) - *[North Woods](/source/North_Woods_(novel))* (2023) ## See also - [Physician writer](/source/Physician_writer) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Daniel Mason"](http://www.identitytheory.com/daniel-mason/). *Identity Theory*. October 21, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Piano Tuner, Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-piano-tuner-linbury-studio-royal-opera-house-london-543729.html). *The Independent*. October 14, 2004. Retrieved December 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Daniel Mason talks to Michelle Pauli"](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/apr/27/fiction). *The Guardian*. April 27, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Creative Writing Program – Daniel Mason Reading"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180611172814/http://creativewriting.stanford.edu/events/daniel-mason-reading). Stanford University. November 2015. Archived from [the original](http://creativewriting.stanford.edu/events/daniel-mason-reading) on June 11, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Mason, Wyatt. ["'If This Book Is Not Expressing Everything What Am I Doing with My Life'"](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/magazine/if-this-book-is-not-expressing-everything-what-am-i-doing-with-my-life.html). *The New York Times Magazine*. September 12, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-chronicle_6-0)** Kosman, Joshia (May 12, 2020). ["Bay Area author and psychiatrist Daniel Mason wins $50,000 Joyce Carol Oates Prize"](https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/bay-area-author-and-psychiatrist-daniel-mason-wins-50000-joyce-carol-oates-prize). *[San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Medicine and literature, mental health and history: A Q&A with psychiatrist-writer Daniel Mason"](https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/10/02/medicine-and-literature-mental-health-and-history-a-qa-with-psychiatrist-writer-daniel-mason/). *Scopeblog*. Stanford Medicine. October 2, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** IGO (January 14, 2025). ["North Woods"](https://dublinliteraryaward.ie/the-library/books/north-woods/). *Dublin Literary Award*. Retrieved January 22, 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "[Picador Shots – 'Death of the Pugilist, or The Famous Battle of Jacob Burke & Blindman McGraw'](https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/daniel-mason/picador-shots-death-of-the-pugilist-or-the-famous-battle-of-jacob-burke-and-blindman-mcgraw/9781447210696)". Pan Macmillan. Retrieved May 26, 2020. ## External links - [Interview](http://www.identitytheory.com/people/birnbaum68.html) with Mason at identitytheory.com - [Review](https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06E1DE1730F934A2575AC0A9649C8B63) of *The Piano Tuner* by [Michiko Kakutani](/source/Michiko_Kakutani) in *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)* Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Japan Czech Republic Portugal Netherlands Norway Latvia Korea Sweden Poland Israel Catalonia Academics CiNii Other IdRef Open Library Yale LUX This article about a novelist of the United States born in the 1970s is a stub. 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