Alex Shakar
Alexander Michael Shakar (born April 25, 1968) is an American novelist, short story writer, and academic. His novel Luminarium (Soho Press, 2011) received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Fiction. His first novel, The Savage Girl, was chosen as a "Notable Book" by The New York Times, was a IndieBound pick, and has been translated into six languages.
Alex Shakar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Michael Shakar April 25, 1968 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Parent | Martin Shakar (father) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Illinois Chicago (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English literature Creative writing |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.