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[[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]] observes: | [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]] observes: | ||
<blockquote>I was fifteen or sixteen years old when [[Bobby Griffiths (nonfiction)|Bobby Griffiths]] gave me a well-worn copy of ''The Radical Soap Opera''. I have it still, right at hand for ready reference, more well-worn that ever but holding up well thanks to strong tape and careful handling. | <blockquote>I was fifteen or sixteen years old when [[Bobby Griffiths (nonfiction)|Bobby Griffiths]] gave me a well-worn copy of ''[[The Radical Soap Opera (nonfiction)|The Radical Soap Opera]]''. I have it still, right at hand for ready reference, more well-worn that ever but holding up well thanks to strong tape and careful handling. | ||
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* ''BAMN: Outlaw Manifestos and Ephemera'' 1965–70 (1971), editor with [[Peter Stansill (nonfiction)|Peter Stansill]]. | * ''BAMN: Outlaw Manifestos and Ephemera'' 1965–70 (1971), editor with [[Peter Stansill (nonfiction)|Peter Stansill]]. | ||
* ''Flash Gordon and the Angels'' (1971), a play. | * ''Flash Gordon and the Angels'' (1971), a play. | ||
* ''The Radical Soap Opera: Roots of Failure in the American Left'' (1974). | * ''[[The Radical Soap Opera (nonfiction)|The Radical Soap Opera: Roots of Failure in the American Left]]'' (1974). | ||
* ''The Stalin Sonata'' (1989), a radio drama. | * ''The Stalin Sonata'' (1989), a radio drama. | ||
* ''Kafka for Beginners'', also known as ''Introducing Kafka'' (1993), illustrated by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Crumb (nonfiction)|Robert Crumb]]. | * ''Kafka for Beginners'', also known as ''Introducing Kafka'' (1993), illustrated by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Crumb (nonfiction)|Robert Crumb]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:49, 27 April 2020
David Zane Mairowitz (born 1943 in New York City, United States), is a writer. He has written radio dramas, graphic novels, and nonfiction books & essays.
Biography
Mairowitz studied English Literature and Philosophy at Hunter College, New York; and Drama at the University of California, Berkeley.
In 1966 he immigrated to England, where he worked as a freelance writer. He was one of the founding editors of International Times.
Since 1982 he has resided in southern France.
Commentary
Karl Jones observes:
I was fifteen or sixteen years old when Bobby Griffiths gave me a well-worn copy of The Radical Soap Opera. I have it still, right at hand for ready reference, more well-worn that ever but holding up well thanks to strong tape and careful handling.
Works
- The Law Circus (1969), a play.
- BAMN: Outlaw Manifestos and Ephemera 1965–70 (1971), editor with Peter Stansill.
- Flash Gordon and the Angels (1971), a play.
- The Radical Soap Opera: Roots of Failure in the American Left (1974).
- The Stalin Sonata (1989), a radio drama.
- Kafka for Beginners, also known as Introducing Kafka (1993), illustrated by [(nonfiction)|Robert Crumb].
- Introducing Camus, illustrated by Alain Korkos.
- Graphic novel version of Franz Kafka's The Castle, illustrated by Czech artist and musician Jaromír 99 (Jaromír Švejdík).
References
- Best Radio Plays of 1989. Methuen/BBC 1990.
- Launch: The Castle by Jaromír 99 and David Zane Mairowitz Self Made Hero
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- David Zane Mairowitz @ Wikipedia
- David Zane Mairowitz Radio Dramas
- Articles on FindArticles.com
- "The Rose Revolution Shows its Thorns"
- "Outpost of the New Cold War"
- "Playing Intifada: the New Anti-Semitism in France"