Mark Joseph Salzman, the author of "Lying Awake" was born on 3rd of December 1959 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. This American writer is widely known for his immensely popular and widely read memoir "Iron & Silk."

The author was an English teacher living in China in the early 1980s. "Iron & Silk" describes his experiences while living in China.

He was the oldest child of his parents. He grew up in Ridgefield, Connecticut. His father was a social worker and his mother was a piano teacher. Salzman was the student of Chinese Language and Literature at Yale University.

Ready Reference Treatise: Lying Awake
Copyright
Chapter One: About the Author and Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Major Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis