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Michaels was born in New York City to Jewish parents; his father was born in Poland. He attended New York University and was awarded a BA degree, and then went on to earn an MA and PhD in English literature from the University of Michigan.
Leonard Michaels (born January 2, 1933, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 10, 2003, Berkeley, California) was an American short-story writer, novelist, and essayist known for his compelling urban tales of whimsy and tragedy.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Michaels’ admirers and protégés are legion (David Bezmozgis, an impressive young story writer, is one), and for good reason: neither the most prolific nor the most accessible of the great Jewish-American short story writers, he was, perhaps, the most honest.
- Josh Lambert
Leonard Michaels (January 2, 1933 - May 10, 2003) was an American writer of short stories, novels, and essays. He was born in New York City to Jewish parents; his father was born in Poland.
Apr 7, 2022 · It was obvious to everyone but Michaels that he would attend City College, the “Jewish Harvard.” Instead he chose NYU, abandoning medicine for literature. A providential encounter with Austin Warren, co-author of Theory of Literature , sealed his fate.
Leonard Michaels was born in lower Manhattan on January 2, 1933, to Polish-Jewish immigrant parents; he grew up during the Depression in New York, where his father was a barber.
His parents were Jewish immigrants from Poland, and he spoke only Yiddish until the age of six. He had a sister, Carol Foresta, and a brother, David. Education.
