- Julian Rubinstein
Julian Rubinstein is a New York based author and journalist.
His book "
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber ", published in2004 , is about the Hungarian bank robber and folk heroAttila Ambrus . The book won Borders' 2004 "Original Voices" Non-fiction Book Prize and was a finalist for the 2005Edgar Allan Poe Award and the 2005 Anthony Award. An audio cabaret recording of the book was a finalist at the 2007Audie Awards for Best Audio Book. The performance starsEric Bogosian ,Demetri Martin ,Samantha Power ,Gary Shteyngart ,Jonathan Ames ,Arthur Phillips ,Darin Strauss , andTommy Ramone . Warner Bros. and Johnny Depp optioned the book for a film.Rubinstein has written for "
The New York Times Magazine ", "Rolling Stone ", "The Washington Post ", "Sports Illustrated ", "Details ", "Travel + Leisure ", "Salon ", "Outside " and other publications. His work has been selected for the "Best American Crime Writing" anthology, "The Best American Essays", and twice by "The Best American Sports Writing".He was born in the Bronx and grew up in Denver.
External links
* [http://www.julianrubinstein.com Official Author Website]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316010731 Ballad of the Whiskey Robber]
* [http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_TIME_000449&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes Ballad of the Whiskey Robber Audio Book]
* [http://www.smallspiralnotebook.com/Fall2004/jrubinsteininterview.shtml Interview with Julian Rubinstein from literary magazine Small Spiral Notebook]
* [http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a3165.asp Interview with Julian Rubinstein from Media Bistro]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGmPju1JC9A Documentary Video of Julian Rubinstein Visiting Attila Ambrus in the Prison]
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