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Joshua Cohen (writer)
American writer

Joshua Cohen (writer)

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American writer
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Male
Place of birth
Somers Point
Age
44 years
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Biography

Joshua Aaron Cohen (born September 6, 1980 in New Jersey) is an American novelist and story writer.

Life

Cohen grew up in Atlantic City. He currently lives in Red Hook. He reads both German and Hebrew and has translated works in both languages into English.

Work and career

He attended the Manhattan School of Music and studied composition. Cohen does not have an MFA, and has expressed disdain for the degree.

Cohen's works have received acclaim. Witz was named a Best Book of 2010 by The Village Voice. Four New Messages was named a Best Book of 2012 by The New Yorker. Book of Numbers was named a Best Book of 2015 by The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and New York Magazine.

His essays have appeared in Harper's, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Bookforum, The Jewish Daily Forward, Nextbook, Tablet Magazine, Triple Canopy (online magazine), Denver Quarterly, The Believer, The New York Observer, The London Review of Books, N+1 online, Guernica Magazine', and elsewhere.

Cohen is the New Books critic for Harper's.

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