Jay Cantor

Jay Cantor (born 1948 New York City) is an American novelist and essayist.

Jay Cantor
Born1948 (age 74–75)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • essayist
NationalityAmerican
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of California, Santa Cruz (PhD)
SpouseMelinda Marble
Children1

He graduated from Harvard University with a BA, and from University of California, Santa Cruz with a Ph.D. He teaches at Tufts University.[1] He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife, Melinda Marble, and their daughter, Grace.[2]

His work appeared in The Harvard Crimson.[3] He was on the 2009 ArtScience Competition jury.[4]

Awards

Works

Novels
  • The Death of Che Guevara, Knopf, 1983, ISBN 978-0-394-51767-4
  • Krazy Kat: a novel in five panels, Knopf, 1988, ISBN 978-0-394-55025-1
  • Great Neck: a novel, Knopf, 2003, ISBN 978-0-375-41394-0[5]
  • Forgiving the Angel: Four Stories for Franz Kafka, Knopf, 2014, ISBN 978-0385350341

Essays
  • The Space Between: Literature and Politics, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982, ISBN 978-0-8018-2672-6
  • On Giving Birth to One's Own Mother. Knopf, 1991, ISBN 978-0-394-58752-3

References
  1. "Tufts University: English Department". Ase.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  2. "Jay Cantor Author Bookshelf - Random House - Books - Audiobooks - Ebooks". Random House. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  3. Cantor, Jay. "Jay Cantor | Writer Profile | The Harvard Crimson". Thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  4. Archived April 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Cantor, Jay (2004-08-10). "Random House, Inc. Academic Resources | Great Neck by Jay Cantor". Randomhouse.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
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