Rafi Zabor

Rafi Zabor (born Joel Zaborovsky,[1] August 22, 1946)[2] is a Brooklyn, New York–based music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist.

Rafi Zabor
BornJoel Zaborovsky
(1946-08-22) August 22, 1946
Occupationnovelist, music critic
NationalityUnited States
Notable worksThe Bear Comes Home
Notable awardsPEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
1998 The Bear Comes Home
Website
rafizabor.com

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, he was reportedly working on a new novel, to be titled The Bosphorus Dogs.[5]

Zabor is also a jazz drummer.[1][3]

Bibliography

References

  1. Biederman, Marcia (July 19, 1998). "Who Is Rafi Zabor?". New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
  2. Rafi Zabor (August 22, 2008). "Updoc". Taintradio.org (Podcast). Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  3. Zabor, Rafi (2008). "NEA Writers' Corner: Rafi Zabor". National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
  4. Zabor, Rafi (April 13, 1998). "Literary Paws". NewsHour (Interview). Interviewed by Elizabeth Farnsworth. PBS. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
  5. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/811557306/the-bosphorus-dogs-a-novel-by-rafi-zabor
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.