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Jay Cantor

Jay Cantor

American novelist and essayist


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

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...

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]

Awards

Works

Novels

  • The Death of Che Guevara, Knopf, 1983, ISBN 978-0-394-51767-4
  • Krazy Kat: a novel in five panels, Knopf, 1988, ISBN 978-0-394-55025-1
  • Great Neck: a novel, Knopf, 2003, ISBN 978-0-375-41394-0[5]
  • Forgiving the Angel: Four Stories for Franz Kafka, Knopf, 2014, ISBN 978-0385350341

Essays


References

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

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