Rafi Zabor | |
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| Born | Joel Zaborovsky August 22, 1946 |
| Occupation | Novelist, music critic |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College |
| Notable works | The Bear Comes Home |
| Notable awards |
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 1998 The Bear Comes Home |
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Rafi Zabor (born Joel Zaborovsky, [1] August 22, 1946) [2] is a Brooklyn, New York–based music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist.
Life and work
A graduate of Brooklyn College, Zabor became a jazz critic for Musician in 1977, and later became an editor for the magazine. [3]
He received the 1998 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his first novel, The Bear Comes Home, which follows an alto saxophonist – who happens to be a bear – in his pursuit of musical perfection. [4]
Zabor's second book, the memoir I, Wabenzi, was commercially unsuccessful and met with mixed critical response. [3]
In 2008, Zabor received an NEA Literature Fellowship. [3]
As of 2011 [update], he was reportedly working on a new novel, to be titled The Bosphorus Dogs. [5]
Zabor is also a jazz drummer. [1] [3]
Bibliography
- The Bear Comes Home (1997)
- I, Wabenzi (2005)
References
- ^ a b Biederman, Marcia (July 19, 1998). "Who Is Rafi Zabor?". New York Times. New York City. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- ^ Rafi Zabor (August 22, 2008). "Updoc". Taintradio.org (Podcast). Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Zabor, Rafi (2008). "NEA Writers' Corner: Rafi Zabor". National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
- ^ Zabor, Rafi (April 13, 1998). "Literary Paws". NewsHour (Interview). Interviewed by Elizabeth Farnsworth. PBS. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
- ^ ""The Bosphorus Dogs," a novel by Rafi Zabor".
External links
- "Of the Tree and its Four Birds" by Rafi Zabor, at Words Without Borders
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