Stanley Elkin
Novelist

Stanley Elkin Net Worth

Stanley Elkin was an American Jewish novelist, short story writer, and essayist born on May 11, 1930 in New York. His works explored themes of consumerism, relationships, and popular culture, and his most notable works include Boswell: A Modern Comedy, The MacGuffin, Mrs. Ted Bliss, and The Rabbi of Lud.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day May 11, 1930
Birth Place New York
Age 90 YEARS OLD
Died On May 31, 1995 (age 65)
Birth Sign Taurus

💰 Net worth: $3 Million (2024)

About

An American Jewish Novelist, short story Writer, and Essayist, he wrote Boswell: A Modern Comedy and other works dealing with consumerism, relationships, and popular culture. His later novels include The MacGuffin, Mrs. Ted Bliss, and The Rabbi of Lud.

Before Fame

He studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He published his debut novel in 1964 and his first short story collection in 1966.

Trivia

He won the National Book Critics Circle Award twice: for George Mills (1982) and for Mrs. Ted Bliss (1995).

Family Life

He was born in New York, and he grew up in Chicago. He married Joan Marion Jacobson in 1953.

Associated With

He wrote his dissertation on the work of william Faulkner.

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