David Remnick

Biography

David J. Remnick is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and editor, born October 29, 1958, in Hackensack, New Jersey. He won the award for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire in 1994 and has since become the editor of The New Yorker magazine, earning recognition as "Editor of the Year" in 2000. Remnick is also a bestselling author, with notable works including Resurrection and King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero.