Michael P. Maurer

MICHAEL P. MAURER is a decorated Vietnam combat veteran and an award-winning author. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in the army paratroopers and served in Vietnam in 1968-69 as an infantryman with the 82nd Airborne Division. A University of Minnesota graduate, he moved to Vietnam in 2003 and lived in Asia for nine years while writing the novel PERFUME RIVER NIGHTS. Maurer and his poetry have been featured in Vietnamese newspapers and his first book of poetry, A JOURNEY THROUGH A WARRIOR'S SOUL, was translated into Vietnamese. His poetry and prose draw on his combat experiences and his years living in Asia. His writings benefit veterans' and social programs. He currently lives in Minnesota.

His debut novel PERFUME RIVER NIGHTS was released in June 2016. All royalties from PERFUME RIVER NIGHTS benefit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

Winner: Best First Novel, Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2017

www.michaelpmaurer.com