John MugglebeeJohn Mugglebee is a racial and ethnic jigsaw puzzle. His heritage, in chronological order, includes Native American, African American, Scots-Irish, Chinese and Russian Jew. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, at age eleven he was uprooted to Southern Califrnia in the midst of the '60s race riots. He currently lives in the South of France, where he heads a language laboratory for French Civil Aviation. John graduated from Dartmouth and earned a master's in creative writing from Colorado State University. His previous novel, Renaissance in Provence, was published in 2004. Read More Read Less