Paul Goldberg (writer)

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Paul Goldberg
Born (1959-04-25) April 25, 1959 (age 64)
Occupation Novelist, Journalist
Alma mater Duke University

Paul Goldberg (born April 25, 1959) is a Russian-American writer and the long-time editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter . His debut novel was The Yid (2016).

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Life and career

Born in Moscow, Goldberg immigrated to the United States at the age of 14, [1] and graduated from Duke University in 1981. [2] Goldberg became editor of The Cancer Letter in 1994, [3] eventually becoming publisher and editor in 2011. [4]

Goldberg had written two non-fiction books before his first novel The Yid, a tragicomic heist novel set in the USSR, was published in 2016. [5] The novel was nominated for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature,[ citation needed ] as well as National Jewish Book Award's Goldberg Prize for Debut Fiction. [6] His second novel The Chateau, a satire centered on a South Florida condo board, was published in 2018. [7] His third novel The Dissident was published in 2023. [8] [9]

Novels

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References

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  2. "Breakfast Seminar: Paul Goldberg, Editor and Publisher of The Cancer Letter, Author". uncelineberger.org.
  3. "Oncology, Etc. – Mr. Paul Goldberg: Interviewing the Interviewer (Part 1)". auwpod.libsyn.com.
  4. "About TCL – The Cancer Letter". cancerletter.com. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  5. Gold, Glen David (25 January 2016). "'The Yid': A ragtag group of Russians team up to assassinate Stalin". washingtonpost.com.
  6. "Jewish Book Council - Paul Goldberg". jewishbookcouncil.org.
  7. Fishman, Boris (26 February 2016). "More Russian meddling: Paul Goldberg comic novel, 'The Château'". washingtonpost.com.
  8. Crain, Caleb (6 June 2023). "Murder, Espionage and a Thick Slice of Soviet Life". nytimes.com.
  9. Smith, Wendy (6 June 2023). "An imaginative thriller with quintessentially Russian trimmings". washingtonpost.com.