Cynthia Ozick

Cynthia Ozick (b. April 17, 1928, New York City, New York) is an American writer whose works are about Jewish American life. Ozick earned a B.A. from New York University in 1949 and a M.A. from Ohio State University in 1950. She has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship (1968), an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for Literature (1973), and a Guggenheim Fellowship (1982).

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April 17 - 1928 - New York City - New York - American - New York University - 1949 - Ohio State University - National Endowment for the Arts - 1968 - American Academy of Arts and Letters - 1973 - Guggenheim Fellowship - 1982

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Her new novel Heir to the Glimmering World (2004), called The Bear Boy in the United Kingdom, has received much praise in the literary press. She is widely considered to be a master of the modern novel.

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She is on the shortlist for the 2005 Man Booker International Prize.

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