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Alan Kaufman is an American novelist, memoirist and poet who was instrumental in the development of the Spoken Word movement in literature. He is the author of the memoir Jew Boy, the novel Matches, and is listed as editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, a landmark volume that introduced readers to an entirely new and largely hidden vein of American poetry. Image File history File links Information. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Shortcut: WP:CSD Current list: Category:Candidates for speedy deletion There are a few, limited, cases where admins can delete Wikipedia pages on sight. Non-admins can ask for an admin to delete such a page, either by listing it on speedy deletions, or by adding either a {{delete}} or... Alan Kaufman may refer to: Alan Kaufman, American poet who was instrumental in the founding of the spoken word movement Alan S. Kaufman, American psychologist Category: ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... As a literary genre, a memoir (from the Latin memoria, meaning memory) forms a subclass of autobiography, although it is an older form of writing. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Editing may also refer to audio editing or film editing. ...

He is also listed as co-editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Literature, alongside Barney Rosset and Neil Ortenberg and S.A Griffin. Barnet Lee Rosset, Jr. ... S.A. Griffin From the San Francisco, California east bay, S.A. Griffin was (born March 16, 1954 in San Antonio, Texas). ...

Background

Kaufman's restless quest for Jewish identity has taken him from the frontlines of the Israeli-Arab conflict to the Dachau Concentration Camp; from the streets of New York to the San Francisco underground. The Bronx-born son of a Holocaust survivor as well as an Israeli army veteran, Kaufman reports from the visceral core of the modern Jewish experience. Israel and the Arab League states The Arab-Israeli conflict is a long-running conflict in the Middle East regarding the existence of the state of Israel and its relations with non-Jews, most of whom are Arabs, of which a small minority are inhabitants of Israel, the rest living... The main entrance just after the liberation Memorial at the camp, 1997. ... For other uses, see Bronx (disambiguation). ... There are many famous Holocaust survivors who survived the Nazi genocides in Europe and went on to achievements of great fame and notability. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces... Former crewmembers of the battleship Missouri pose for photos shortly after the Anniversary of the End of World War II ceremony, held aboard the famous ship. ...

Kaufman is also the award-winning editor of many anthologies, including The Outlaw Bible of American Literature, was reviewed on the cover of the New York Times Book Review. His anthology, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry The final entry of the Outlaw anthologies trilogy, The Outlaw Bible of American Essays, is scheduled to appear on bookshelves during the Fall of 2006. The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Kaufman has taught in the graduate and undergraduate schools of the Academy of Art University and in writing workshops in San Francisco. His work has appeared in Salon, The Los Angeles Times, Partisan Review, Tel Aviv Review, San Francisco Examiner, and the San Francisco Chronicle. The Academy of Art University, a for-profit institution owned by the Stephens Institute, was founded in San Francisco in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens. ... Screenshot of Salon. ... The Los Angeles Times (also L.A. Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ... Partisan Review was an American political and literary quarterly published from 1934 to 2003. ... The San Francisco Examiner is a daily newspaper in San Francisco, California, where it has been published continuously since the late 19th Century. ...

Kaufman himself has been widely anthologized, most recently in "Nothing Makes You Free: Writings From Descendants of Holocaust Survivors" (WW Norton).

Published works

Alan Kaufman's Matches was published by Little, Brown and Company in the Fall of 2005, and was published in the United Kingdom by Constable and Robinson the following year. Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. ...

His critically-acclaimed memoir — Jew Boy — was published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Farrar, Straus and Giroux is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger W. Straus, Jr. ...

Peer reviews

Kaufman has been compared to such figures as Jack Kerouac, Norman Mailer, Jean Genet and Henry Miller. Renowned Artisan David Mamet has called Kaufman's recently released novel Matches, about Israeli soldiers, "an extraordinary war novel," and Dave Eggers has written that "there is more passion here then you see in twenty other books combined". Ruth Prawer has praised Kaufman's memoir, Jew Boy as "astonishing...a grand epic of a memoir", while the San Francisco Chronicle called it a "classic coming of age story." Jack Kerouac (pronounced ) (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, and artist. ... Norman Mailer, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Norman Kingsley Mailer (born January 31, 1923) is an American novelist, journalist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. ... Jean Genet (French IPA: ) (December 19, 1910) – April 15, 1986), was a prominent, controversial French writer and later political activist. ... Henry Miller photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1940 Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer and, to a lesser extent, painter. ... An artisan, also called a craftsman,[1] is a skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. ... David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. ... Dave Eggers at the 2005 Hay Festival Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. ... Todays San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. ...