Rafi Zabor (born Joel Zaborovsky,[1] August 22, 1946)[2] is a Brooklyn, New York–based music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist.
Rafi Zabor | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Website | |
| rafizabor | |
Life and work edit
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]
Bibliography edit
- The Bear Comes Home (1997)
- I, Wabenzi (2005)
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- "Of the Tree and its Four Birds" by Rafi Zabor, at Words Without Borders
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