- Walter Abish
Infobox Writer
name = Walter Abish
birthdate = Birth date and age|1931|12|24|mf=y
occupation = AuthorWalter Abish (born
December 24 1931 ) is an American author of experimental novels and short stories.Abish was born in
Vienna, Austria . At a young age, his family fled from the Nazis, traveling first toItaly andNice before settling inShanghai from 1940 to 1949. In 1949, they moved toIsrael , where Abish served in the army and developed an interest in writing. He moved to theUnited States in 1957 and became an American citizen in 1960. Since 1975, Abish has taught at several eastern universities and colleges. Abish received thePEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 1981 for his book "How German Is It". He has also received aGuggenheim Fellowship and aMacArthur Fellowship .Abish's work shows both imaginative and experimental elements. In "
Alphabetical Africa ", for instance, the first chapter consists entirely of words beginning with the letter "A." In the second chapter, words beginning with "B" appear, and so on through the alphabet. "In the Future Perfect " is a collection of short stories where words are juxtaposed in unusual patterns.Works
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Duel Site " - 1970
*"Alphabetical Africa " - 1974
*"Minds Meet " - 1975
*"In the Future Perfect " - 1977
*"How German Is It " ("Wie deutsch ist es") - 1980
*"" - 1990
*"Eclipse Fever " - 1993
*"" - 2004External links
* [http://www.newyorker.com/critics/contents/articles/040216crbo_books "All About Abish"] ,
John Updike , "The New Yorker ", February 2004.
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