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Zachary Lazar

January 01, 1970

Zachary Lazar (born 1968) is an American novelist. Lazar was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He earned an A.B. degree in Comparative Literature from Brown University (1990) and M.F.A from the University of Iowa Iowa Writer's Workshop (1993). In 2015, he was the third recipient of the John Updike Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, "given biennially to a writer in mid-career whose work has demonstrated consistent excellence."

Zachary Lazar
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
EducationBrown University (AB)
Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA)
Website
www.zacharylazar.com

Career edit

Lazar published his first novel, Aaron, Approximately, in 1998. His second novel, Sway, was a finalist for the Discover Great New Writers Award at Barnes & Noble and was an Editor's Choice at The New York Times Book Review.[1] Appropriating such real-life iconic figures as the early Rolling Stones, Charles Manson acolyte Bobby Beausoleil, and the avant-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger, Sway is a novelistic exploration of the rise and fall of the Sixties counterculture. The story of the film Invocation of My Demon Brother, its making, and the people involved were the inspiration for it.[2] It was selected as a best book of 2008 by the Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Newsday, Rolling Stone, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and other publications.

In 2009, Lazar published the memoir Evening's Empire: The Story of My Father's Murder. It was selected as a Best Book of 2009 by the Chicago Tribune.[3]

Lazar's third novel, I Pity the Poor Immigrant, tells the story of a fictional American journalist whose investigation into the killing of an Israeli poet leads her into a millennia-old history of violence that encompasses the American and Israeli mafias, the biblical figure of King David, and the Jewish gangster Meyer Lansky. The book was an Editor's Choice at the The New York Times Book Review as well as one of that publications's 100 Notable Books of 2014.[4]

In 2018, Lazar published the novel "Vengeance," about mass incarceration at Louisiana's Angola prison. It was the 2019 selection for One Book One New Orleans and also for the Tulane Reading Project, the common read for all incoming freshmen at Tulane University, and was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize.

Lazar's 2022 novel "The Apartment on Calle Uruguay" was also longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. It was the occasion for a career retrospective review in The New York Review of Books by Andrew Martin.

Lazar is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review. His articles and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Magazine,[5] the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Bomb, and elsewhere. In 2011, he joined the faculty of Tulane University.

Awards and grants edit

Books edit

  • Aaron, Approximately (1998), ISBN 0-06-039211-8
  • Sway (2008), ISBN 0-316-11309-3
  • Evening's Empire: The Story of My Father's Murder (2009), ISBN 978-0-316-03768-6
  • I Pity the Poor Immigrant (2014), ISBN 978-0-316-25403-8
  • Vengeance (2018), ISBN 978-1-936787-77-7
  • "The Apartment on Calle Uruguay" (2022), ISBN 978-1646221745

References edit

  1. ^ "Editor's Choice". "The New York Times", January 20, 2008. 20 January 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  2. ^ Taylor, Charles (January 13, 2008). "Their Satanic Majesties". "The New York Times", January 13, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "Member Profile". "PEN American Center”. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "100 Notable Books of 2014". "The New York Times", December 2, 2014. 2 December 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Lazar, Zachary (January 6, 2011). "The 373-Hit Wonder". "The New York Times", January 6, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.

External links edit

  • Author's website
  • New York Times Book Review of Sway.
  • Zachary Lazar page at the Guggenheim Foundation
  • Zachary Lazar page at Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts
  • Lazar's profile of the musician Girl Talk in the New York Times Magazine
  • Zachary Lazar interviewed by Michael Silverblatt on KCRW's Bookworm
  • Zachary Lazar interviewed by novelist Christopher Sorrentino in BOMB magazine
  • New York Times Living With Music Playlist by Zachary Lazar
  • James Wood review of I Pity The Poor Immigrant in The New Yorker
  • New York Times Book Review of I Pity the Poor Immigrant
  • Andrew Martin review of The Apartment on Calle Uruguay in the New York Review of Books

January 01, 1970
zachary, lazar, born, 1968, american, novelist, lazar, born, phoenix, arizona, earned, degree, comparative, literature, from, brown, university, 1990, from, university, iowa, iowa, writer, workshop, 1993, 2015, third, recipient, john, updike, award, from, amer. Zachary Lazar born 1968 is an American novelist Lazar was born in Phoenix Arizona He earned an A B degree in Comparative Literature from Brown University 1990 and M F A from the University of Iowa Iowa Writer s Workshop 1993 In 2015 he was the third recipient of the John Updike Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters given biennially to a writer in mid career whose work has demonstrated consistent excellence Zachary LazarBorn1968 age 55 56 Phoenix Arizona U S OccupationNovelistNationalityAmericanEducationBrown University AB Iowa Writers Workshop MFA Websitewww wbr zacharylazar wbr com Contents 1 Career 2 Awards and grants 3 Books 4 References 5 External linksCareer editLazar published his first novel Aaron Approximately in 1998 His second novel Sway was a finalist for the Discover Great New Writers Award at Barnes amp Noble and was an Editor s Choice at The New York Times Book Review 1 Appropriating such real life iconic figures as the early Rolling Stones Charles Manson acolyte Bobby Beausoleil and the avant garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger Sway is a novelistic exploration of the rise and fall of the Sixties counterculture The story of the film Invocation of My Demon Brother its making and the people involved were the inspiration for it 2 It was selected as a best book of 2008 by the Los Angeles Times Publishers Weekly Newsday Rolling Stone the St Louis Post Dispatch and other publications In 2009 Lazar published the memoir Evening s Empire The Story of My Father s Murder It was selected as a Best Book of 2009 by the Chicago Tribune 3 Lazar s third novel I Pity the Poor Immigrant tells the story of a fictional American journalist whose investigation into the killing of an Israeli poet leads her into a millennia old history of violence that encompasses the American and Israeli mafias the biblical figure of King David and the Jewish gangster Meyer Lansky The book was an Editor s Choice at the The New York Times Book Review as well as one of that publications s 100 Notable Books of 2014 4 In 2018 Lazar published the novel Vengeance about mass incarceration at Louisiana s Angola prison It was the 2019 selection for One Book One New Orleans and also for the Tulane Reading Project the common read for all incoming freshmen at Tulane University and was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize Lazar s 2022 novel The Apartment on Calle Uruguay was also longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize It was the occasion for a career retrospective review in The New York Review of Books by Andrew Martin Lazar is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review His articles and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Magazine 5 the Los Angeles Times Newsday Bomb and elsewhere In 2011 he joined the faculty of Tulane University Awards and grants editFine Arts Work Center 1994 5 James Michener Copernicus Society Award 1998 Barnes amp Noble Discover Award finalist for Sway Guggenheim Fellowship 2009 2010 Hodder Fellow Princeton University 2009 2010 John Updike Award American Academy of Arts and Letters 2015 One Book One New Orleans Vengeance 2019 Books editAaron Approximately 1998 ISBN 0 06 039211 8 Sway 2008 ISBN 0 316 11309 3 Evening s Empire The Story of My Father s Murder 2009 ISBN 978 0 316 03768 6 I Pity the Poor Immigrant 2014 ISBN 978 0 316 25403 8 Vengeance 2018 ISBN 978 1 936787 77 7 The Apartment on Calle Uruguay 2022 ISBN 978 1646221745References edit Editor s Choice The New York Times January 20 2008 20 January 2008 Retrieved July 14 2011 Taylor Charles January 13 2008 Their Satanic Majesties The New York Times January 13 2008 Retrieved July 14 2011 Member Profile PEN American Center Retrieved July 14 2011 100 Notable Books of 2014 The New York Times December 2 2014 2 December 2014 Retrieved March 24 2015 Lazar Zachary January 6 2011 The 373 Hit Wonder The New York Times January 6 2011 Retrieved July 14 2011 External links editAuthor s website New York Times Book Review of Sway Zachary Lazar page at the Guggenheim Foundation Zachary Lazar page at Princeton University s Lewis Center for the Arts Lazar s profile of the musician Girl Talk in the New York Times Magazine Zachary Lazar interviewed by Michael Silverblatt on KCRW s Bookworm Zachary Lazar interviewed by novelist Christopher Sorrentino in BOMB magazine New York Times Living With Music Playlist by Zachary Lazar James Wood review of I Pity The Poor Immigrant in The New Yorker New York Times Book Review of I Pity the Poor Immigrant Andrew Martin review of The Apartment on Calle Uruguay in the New York Review of Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zachary Lazar amp oldid 1211876772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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