Nicole Krauss is an American author born in 1974. She is best known for her novels Man Walks into a Room, The History of Love, Great House, and Forest Dark. Her work has been translated into 35 languages, reaching a wide international audience. Krauss's fiction has been published in prominent literary magazines including The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, and Granta. Her short stories have been selected for multiple editions of The Best American Short Stories, appearing in the 2003, 2008, 2019, and 2021 collections. She was also included in Granta's Best American Novelists Under 40.