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Tova Mirvis is an American novelist. She is a graduate of
Mirvis's published works include:
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of Columbia University
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and holds an masters of fine arts degree in fiction writing from Columbia University School of the Arts
The Columbia University School of the Arts, (also known as School of the Arts or SoA) is the fine arts graduate school of Columbia University in Morningside Heights, New York. It offers Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees in Film, Visual Arts, The ...
. Mirvis' family has lived in Memphis, Tennessee
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, since 1874 when her German-born grandmother moved there at age two.
Wendy Shalit essay
Mirvis was the subject of a 2005 essay by Wendy Shalit entitled "The Observant Reader" in ''The New York Times Book Review
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'' which accused Mirvis, an Orthodox Jew
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, of writing ostensibly "'insider' fiction (that) actually reveals the authors' estrangement from the traditional Orthodox community." Mirvis defended herself in an essay in ''The Forward
''The Forward'' ( yi, פֿאָרווערטס, Forverts), formerly known as ''The Jewish Daily Forward'', is an American news media organization for a Jewish American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialist newspaper, ...
''.
Writings
Mirvis's published works include:
Books
;Novels * * * ;Memoir *Shorter works
Essays and other pieces
* * * * * * * * *"Untamed novel, Untamed life," Beyond The Margins * * * * * * * * * * * * *Stories
* *References
Sources
* *http://media.www.touroindependent.com/media/storage/paper790/news/2006/01/01/Features/Tova-Mirvis.On.Balance.Motherhood.And.Moving.Beyond.Stereotypes-1308385.shtml * *http://www.exclusivebooks.com/interviews/ftf/tova_mirvis.php?PHPSESSID=of70o22c2grqpg9gf7tm74s5n0External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirvis, Tova Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American women novelists Jewish American novelists Writers from Memphis, Tennessee Writers from Newton, Massachusetts 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers Columbia University School of the Arts alumni 1972 births Novelists from Massachusetts Novelists from Tennessee Columbia College (New York) alumni 21st-century American Jews