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Joshua Cohen (writer)

Joshua Cohen
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Born 1980
Somers Point, New Jersey
Occupation novelist, story writer
Nationality United States
Period Contemporary
Genre Jewish, Literature, Speculative Fiction
Website
www.joshuacohen.org

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

Cohen was born in New Jersey, and grew up in its Atlantic City. He currently lives in Red Hook. He reads both German and Hebrew and has translated works in both languages into English.

He attended the Manhattan School of Music and studied composition. Cohen does not have an MFA, and has expressed disdain for the degree. In 2017, Granta Magazine named him to its decennial list of the Best Young American Writers.

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.


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