About the Author

TOD A: Photo by Muhammad Fadli

TOD A: Photo by Muhammad Fadli

Tod A is best known as the leader of the ‘world-punk’ music group Firewater. He left New York City in 2003 to travel in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Banging the Monkey, Tod’s first novel, was inspired by events he witnessed and stories he collected along the way. He currently hangs his hat in Istanbul.