Joshua Cohen (writer)
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| Born | 1980 Somers Point, New Jersey |
| Occupation | novelist, story writer |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Genre | Jewish, Literature, Speculative Fiction |
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Joshua Aaron Cohen (born September 6, 1980 in New Jersey) is an American novelist and writer of stories.
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Life
Cohen grew up in Atlantic City. He currently lives in Red Hook. He reads both German and Hebrew and has translated works in both languages into English.[1]
Work and Career
He attended the Manhattan School of Music and studied composition. Cohen does not have an MFA, and has expressed disdain for the degree.
Cohen's works have received acclaim. Witz was named a Best Book of 2010 by The Village Voice. Four New Messages was named a Best Book of 2012 by The New Yorker.[2]
His essays have appeared in Harper's, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Bookforum, The Jewish Daily Forward, Nextbook, Tablet Magazine, Triple Canopy (online magazine), Denver Quarterly, The Believer, The New York Observer, The London Review of Books, N+1 online, Guernica Magazine', and elsewhere.
Cohen is the New Books critic for Harper's.
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Novels
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- A Heaven of Others (2008) (completed in 2004)
- Witz (2010)
- Book of Numbers (2015)
Short fiction
Collections
- The Quorum (2005) (completed in 2001)[3]
- Aleph-Bet: An Alphabet for the Perplexed (2007)
- Bridge & Tunnel (& Tunnel & Bridge) (2010)
- Four New Messages (2012)
Stories
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- Imaginary Appreciations of Myself as Hebrew Poet appeared in the Memoir Issue (2011) of Guernica Magazine.[4]
- McDonald's appeared in the May 2012 issue of Triple Canopy (online magazine).[5]
- The College Borough appeared in the July 2012 issue of Harper's.[6]
- "Fat" appeared in the December 7, 2012 edition of Tablet Magazine.[7]
Nonfiction
- Attention! A (Short) History (2013)
Book reviews
| Date | Review article | Work(s) reviewed |
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References
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- American short story writers
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- Living people
- Jewish American novelists
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- People from Somers Point, New Jersey
- American male novelists
- Manhattan School of Music alumni
- American male short story writers
