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  <name><![CDATA[Simon Rich]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Simon Rich (born 1984) is an American humorist whose first book, Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations, was published by Random House in April 2007.

Rich is an alumnus of The Dalton School and a former president of The Harvard Lampoon, and the son of The New York Times editorialist Frank Rich. He received a two book contract from Random House prior to his graduation from Harvard University in 2007.

His first book, Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations, has been described as a collection of &quot;giddy what-if scenarios&quot;.  Excerpts of the book were printed in The New Yorker's &quot;Shouts and Murmurs&quot; column. His second book, Free Range Chickens, was published in 2008. He is currently working on a novel to be published in late 2009.

He is currently a writer for Saturday Night Live.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>        
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Free-Range Chickens]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Elliot Allagash: A Novel]]></title>
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