Alex Shakar | |
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| Born | Alexander Michael Shakar April 25, 1968 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Parent | Martin Shakar (father) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Illinois Chicago (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English literature Creative writing |
| Institutions | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
Alexander Michael Shakar (born April 25, 1968) is an American novelist, short story writer, and academic. His novel Luminarium (Soho Press, 2011) received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Fiction.[1] His first novel, The Savage Girl, was chosen as a "Notable Book" by The New York Times,[2] was a IndieBound pick, and has been translated into six languages.[3]
- ^ "Book Prizes – Los Angeles Times Festival of Books» 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners & Finalists". Archived from the original on 2016-04-16. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
- ^ "Alex Shakar". Alex Shakar. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Luminarium". Soho Press. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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