Jay Cantor

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Jay Cantor
Born1948 (age 7475)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • essayist
NationalityAmerican
Education Harvard University (BA)
University of California, Santa Cruz (PhD)
SpouseMelinda Marble
Children1

Jay Cantor (born 1948 New York City) is an American novelist and essayist.

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He graduated from Harvard University with a BA, and from University of California, Santa Cruz with a Ph.D. He teaches at Tufts University. [1] He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife, Melinda Marble, and their daughter, Grace. [2]

His work appeared in The Harvard Crimson. [3] He was on the 2009 ArtScience Competition jury. [4]

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References

  1. "Tufts University: English Department". Ase.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  2. "Jay Cantor Author Bookshelf - Random House - Books - Audiobooks - Ebooks". Random House. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  3. Cantor, Jay. "Jay Cantor | Writer Profile | The Harvard Crimson". Thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  4. Archived April 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Cantor, Jay (2004-08-10). "Random House, Inc. Academic Resources | Great Neck by Jay Cantor". Randomhouse.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.