Paul Goldberg (writer)

Paul Goldberg (born April 25, 1959) is a Russian–American writer and the long-time editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter. His debut novel was The Yid (2016).

Paul Goldberg
Born (1959-04-25) April 25, 1959 (age 65)
OccupationNovelist, journalist
Alma materDuke University

Life and career

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Born in Moscow, Goldberg immigrated to the United States at the age of 14,[1] and graduated from Duke University in 1981.[2] Goldberg became editor of The Cancer Letter in 1994,[3] eventually becoming publisher and editor in 2011.[4]

Goldberg had written two non-fiction books before his first novel The Yid, a tragicomic heist novel set in the USSR, was published in 2016.[5] The novel was nominated for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature,[citation needed] as well as National Jewish Book Award's Goldberg Prize for Debut Fiction.[6] His second novel The Chateau, a satire centered on a South Florida condo board, was published in 2018.[7] His third novel The Dissident was published in 2023.[8][9]

Novels

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  • The Yid (2016)
  • The Chateau (2018)
  • The Dissident (2023)

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Goldberg, "The Yid"". regulatorbookshop.com.
  2. ^ "Breakfast Seminar: Paul Goldberg, Editor and Publisher of The Cancer Letter, Author". uncelineberger.org.
  3. ^ "Oncology, Etc. – Mr. Paul Goldberg: Interviewing the Interviewer (Part 1)". auwpod.libsyn.com.
  4. ^ "About TCL – The Cancer Letter". cancerletter.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  5. ^ Gold, Glen David (25 January 2016). "'The Yid': A ragtag group of Russians team up to assassinate Stalin". washingtonpost.com.
  6. ^ "Jewish Book Council – Paul Goldberg". jewishbookcouncil.org.
  7. ^ Fishman, Boris (26 February 2016). "More Russian meddling: Paul Goldberg comic novel, 'The Château'". washingtonpost.com.
  8. ^ Crain, Caleb (6 June 2023). "Murder, Espionage and a Thick Slice of Soviet Life". nytimes.com.
  9. ^ Smith, Wendy (6 June 2023). "An imaginative thriller with quintessentially Russian trimmings". washingtonpost.com.