He also did graduate studies in quantum physics and general relativity at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge.
[1] Tel's published works include two books set in China: the novel-in-stories, Scratching the Head of Chairman Mao, and the story collection, The Beijing of Possibilities; also Freud's Alphabet, a novel set in Vienna and London, and Arafat's Elephant, a story collection that takes place in Jerusalem.
His short stories have appeared in publications such as Granta,[2] The Guardian,[3] The Sunday Times (UK),[4] and Prospect.
[citation needed] His writing has won several prizes, including the Sunday Times EFG Fiction Award,[6] the Commonwealth Short Story Prize,[7] and the V.S.
[10] Tel has also received residencies at MacDowell, Yaddo, Ucross, and the Rockefeller Center at Bellagio.