Paul Goldberg (born April 25, 1959) is a Russian–American writer and the long-time editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter. His debut novel was The Yid (2016).
Paul Goldberg | |
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Born | April 25, 1959 |
Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
Alma mater | Duke University |
Born in Moscow, Goldberg immigrated to the United States at the age of 14,[1] and graduated from Duke University in 1981.[2] Goldberg became editor of The Cancer Letter in 1994,[3] eventually becoming publisher and editor in 2011.[4]
Goldberg had written two non-fiction books before his first novel The Yid, a tragicomic heist novel set in the USSR, was published in 2016.[5] The novel was nominated for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature,[citation needed] as well as National Jewish Book Award's Goldberg Prize for Debut Fiction.[6] His second novel The Chateau, a satire centered on a South Florida condo board, was published in 2018.[7] His third novel The Dissident was published in 2023.[8][9]