Thane Rosenbaum

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name = Thane Rosenbaum

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education = B.A. University of Florida
M.P.A. Columbia University
J.D. University of Miami
occupation = Notable novelist, essayist, and Professor at Fordham University
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Thane Rosenbaum is an American novelist, essayist and the John Whelan Distinguished Lecturer in Law and Director of the Forum on Law, Culture & Society at the Law School of Fordham University. Rosenbaum holds a B.A. from the University of Florida (1981), an M.P.A. from Columbia University (1983) and a J.D. from the University of Miami. [ [http://law.fordham.edu/ihtml/fac-2bioPP.ihtml?id=507&bid=634 Fordham University School of Law - Faculty ] ]

As a legal scholar, Rosenbaum “tackles complicated philosophical questions about our longing for moral justice. He also takes a critical look at what our legal system does to the spirits of those who must come before the law, along with those who practice within it.” [ [http://www.harrywalker.com/speakers_template.cfm?Spea_ID=255 Hwa Biography ] ]

Rosenbaum’s articles have appeared in "The New York Times", "Los Angeles Times", "Wall Street Journal", "The Washington Post", "The New York Sun", and other publications.

Prizes and Awards

* San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Book, for The Golems of Gotham (2002)
* Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in 1999, for Second Hand Smoke
* Edward Lewis Wallant Award in 196 for the best book of Jewish-American fiction for Elijah Visible

Novels

* "The Golems of Gotham" (2002)
* "Second Hand Smoke"
* "Elijah Visible"

Books

* "The Myth of Moral Justice" (HarperCollins, 2004)
* "Law Lit: From Atticus Finch to The Practice: A Collection of Great Writing About the Law" (2007) The New Press

References

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