Hillary Raphael

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Hillary Raphael
Born (1976-04-12) April 12, 1976 (age 47)
Pen nameHillary Raphael, Shoshana Banana
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Education Hunter College (MFA)

Hillary Raphael (born April 12, 1976) is an American novelist, fashion and children's book writer. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Hunter College in New York City.

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Works

At Hunter College Raphael won the MFA Thesis Prize for her novel, I Love Lord Buddha [1] [2] published by now defunct Creation Books. [3] Raphael's books and mentorship inspired Nina-Marie Gardner [4] to write Sherry & Narcotics. [5] African Books Collective said “Her writing is akin to a poetic trance that manages to convey an unexpected and taunting fragile beauty.” [6]

Raphael is also known for a non-fiction book about the Japanese butoh dance movement, Outcast Samurai Dancer, [7] a collaboration with Japanese culture expert Donald Richie [8] and photographer Meital Hershkovitz. Her novel Backpacker: New York, Seoul, Phnom Penh, Sapporo, Hong Kong, Vancouver, Mexico City, Maputo, Tokyo mon amour was published in 2007. [9] Ximena followed in 2008 [10] on her own Future Fiction London imprint. [11]

Raphael wrote a photography essay in Torbjorn Rodland's White Planet, Black Heart. [12] She also appears, without identification, as a model in the same book. Although Raphael wrote cult [13] transgressive fiction [14] under her own name, she expanded with a pseudonym.

Since 2014 Raphael writes and illustrates children's books under the name Shoshana Banana. Her debut title Family Ties [15] was named one of the Best Jewish Children's Books of 2015 by Tablet Magazine. [16] Her second children's book, Picture a Chinchilla, [17] incorporates vintage textiles. Levi & Aya, [18] published in 2016 debuted at #1 in its category on Amazon UK. Get Ready For My Mani-Pedi! followed in 2017. [19]

In May 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, her pandemic fashion thriller PARIS LOVE SUICIDE was released. [20] A vintage fashion collector and dealer, Raphael writes copy for numerous fashion companies in New York and Japan.

Interviews

Interviews with Raphael feature in 3:AM Magazine , [21] SuicideGirls , [22] TORO MAGAZINE. [11] and OVGuide. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ Raphael, Hillary (October 1, 2004). I Love Lord Buddha. United Kingdom: Creation Books. ISBN   184068111X.
  3. ↑ "CREATION BOOKS". Creation Books. Creation Books. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  4. ↑ Gardner, Nina-Marie. "Hillary Raphael & Future Fiction London". ninamariegardner.com. Nina-Marie Gardner. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Nina-Marie (May 1, 2011). Sherry & Narcotics. United Kingdom: Future Fiction London. ISBN   978-0982792827.
  6. ↑ "Hillary Raphael: author of I Love Lord Buddha". African Books Collective. African Books Collective. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  7. ↑ "Outcast Samurai Dancer by Meital Hershkovitz, Hillary Raphael". Waterstones. Waterstones. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  8. ↑ "Outcast Samurai Dancer by Richie, Donald & Hillary Raphael". AbeBooks. AbeBooks. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  9. 1 2 ""Hillary Raphael" Video Interviews". OVGuide. Amazon. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  10. ↑ Raphael, Hillary (July 28, 2008). Ximena. United Kingdom: Future Fiction London. ISBN   978-0615208138.
  11. 1 2 Bak, Louise. "A Twist of Geisha". TORO MAGAZINE. TORO MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  12. ↑ "Torbjorn Rodland - White Planet, Black Heart". MACK. SteidMACK. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
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  14. ↑ "Goodreads I Love Lord Buddha by Hillary Raphael". Goodreads. Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  15. ↑ Banana, Shoshana (December 1, 2014). Family Ties. Kar-Ben Publishing. ISBN   978-0615970820.
  16. ↑ sam says (2015-12-03). "The Best Jewish Children's Books of 2015 – Tablet Magazine". Tabletmag.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  17. ↑ Banana, Shoshana (January 27, 2015). Picture a Chinchilla. Picture It In My Head Books. ISBN   978-0982792858.
  18. ↑ Banana, Shoshana (February 19, 2016). Levi & Aya. Picture It In My Head Books. ISBN   978-0982792865.
  19. ↑ Banana, Shoshana (15 January 2017). Get Ready for My Mani-Pedi!. ISBN   978-0982792872.
  20. ↑ Raphael, Hillary (14 May 2020). Paris Love Suicide. ISBN   978-0982792889.
  21. ↑ Stevens, Andrew (8 October 2005). "Listen to the Voice of Buddha". 3:AM Magazine. 3:AM Magazine. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  22. ↑ Epstein, Daniel Robert. "I Love Lord Buddha author Hillary Raphael". SuicideGirls. SuicideGirls. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
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