Rafi Zabor
Rafi Zabor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joel Zaborovsky August 22, 1946 |
| Occupation | novelist, music critic |
| Nationality | United States |
| Notable works | The Bear Comes Home |
| Notable awards | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 1998 The Bear Comes Home |
Rafi Zabor (born Joel Zaborovsky,[1] August 22, 1946[2]) is a Brooklyn, New York music journalist- and musician-turned-novelist. 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.[3] Zabor's second book, the memoir I, Wabenzi, was commercially unsuccessful and met with mixed critical response.[4] In 2008, Zabor received an NEA Literature Fellowship.[4]
Zabor became a jazz critic for Musician in 1977, and later became an editor for the magazine.[4] Zabor is also a jazz drummer.[1][4]
Bibliography
- The Bear Comes Home (1997)
- I, Wabenzi (2005)
References
- ^ a b Biederman, Marcia (1998-07-19). "Who Is Rafi Zabor?". New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- ^ Rafi Zabor (2008-08-22). "Updoc". Taintradio.org (Podcast). Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ^ Zabor, Rafi (1998-04-13). "Literary Paws" (Interview). Interviewed by Elizabeth Farnsworth. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
{{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter|callsign=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d Zabor, Rafi (2008). "NEA Writers' Corner: Rafi Zabor". National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
External links
- "Of the Tree and its Four Birds" by Rafi Zabor, at Words Without Borders
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