Eli Gottlieb
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Eli Gottlieb | |
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| Born | New York City |
| Alma mater | Hampshire College (BA) |
| Genre | Novels |
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Eli Gottlieb is an American author. His first novel, The Boy Who Went Away, was published by St. Martin's Press, in 1997. The novel debuted to widespread critical acclaim and earned Gottlieb the Rome Prize[1] and the McKitterick Prize from the British Society of Authors in 1998.
Education and background[edit]
Gottlieb was born in New York City and raised in Cedar Grove, New Jersey.[2] He graduated from Hampshire College.
Career[edit]
Gottlieb has taught American literature at the University of Padua Italy, written documentary films and worked as a senior editor at Elle magazine and as a staff writer for The Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
In 2008, Gottlieb's second novel, Now You See Him, was published by William Morrow. Translated into eleven languages, the novel was named "Book of the Year" by The Independent (UK) and Bookmarks magazine.
His third novel, The Face Thief, was published by Morrow on January 17, 2012.[3]
His fourth novel, Best Boy, was published by Liveright on August 24, 2015.[4]
Personal[edit]
Gottlieb lives in New York City.
References[edit]
- ^ "American Academy of Arts and Letters - Award Winners". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ^ Cutler, Jacqueline. "Eli Gottlieb's novel about autism rings true", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 1, 2015. Accessed October 1, 2016. "In fact, Eli Gottlieb, who grew up in Cedar Grove, has an autistic brother living in a New Jersey residential community for the disabled."
- ^ Gottlieb, Eli (17 January 2012). The Face Thief: A Novel. ISBN 978-0061735059.
- ^ Gottlieb, Eli (2015). Best Boy: A Novel. ISBN 978-1631490477.
External links[edit]
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| Audio | |
 Eli Gottlieb, The Poet and the Poem 2017-18 Series | |
| Video | |
 Video: Gottlieb discusses adapting books to film at Sundance Film Festival, January 29, 2008 |
- Official website
- Gottlieb's page on HarperCollins website
- Salon review of The Face Thief Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Eli Gottlieb's top 10 scenes from the battle of the sexes, The Guardian (UK), August 19, 2008
- The Irresistible Sway, Lincoln Center Theater Review, Spring 2005#
- Interview with Eli Gottlieb, fiction writer
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