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Howard Langer

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Historical Fiction, Spirituality, Jewish

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Howard Langer was born in New York and brought up on the west side of Manhattan. His father served on the U.S.S. Missouri and was present at the Japanese surrender in 1945. His mother taught reading in Spanish Harlem for over thirty years. Howard attended the City College of New York when its English faculty included, among others, William Gaddis and Joseph Heller. He obtained a teacher’s degree from the Greenberg Institute in Jerusalem where he had the opportunity to study under the poet, Yehuda Amichai, and the novelist, Aharon Appelfeld. He holds an M.A. in English from the University of Toronto, where he studied Shakespeare with the scholar-poet Sheldon Zitner, who first began publishing his remarkable books of poetry at age 75.

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	The Last Dekrepitzer 4.40 avg rating — 164 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Howard Langer made a comment on Joan’s review of The Last Dekrepitzer " These are very kind words that I can hardly believe were written about something I wrote. Thank you "
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This beautifully written book has an unusual plot. The book's convincing detail of the different worlds inhabited by its complex and, I suppose, repellent protagonist adds great credibility to its plot and seizes the reader's interest. And, in the en ...more
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Howard Langer made a comment on Laura’s review of The Last Dekrepitzer " Thank you for such kind words "
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Howard Langer answered M Kat's question: I really enjoyed The Last Dekrepitzer but it ended abruptly! I can't wait to read what happens next. I hope you're working on a new book? Maybe focused on the son? Thanks. Everyone complains about the abrupt ending, but that is how it is for Shmuel Meir. I just got home from a presentation to an African American seniors group and they also liked the book but didn't like the ending. I could not tie things up nea See Full Answer
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Howard Langer made a comment on Stacey B’s review of The Safekeep " In her acknowledgments, the author thanks one friend who said the book was funny. I thought the sex scenes were so over the top that I read them out l ...more "
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