Thane Rosenbaum

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Thane Rosenbaum

Education	B.A. University of Florida M.P.A. Columbia University J.D. University of Miami
Occupation	Notable novelist, essayist, and Professor at Fordham University

Thane Rosenbaum is an American novelist, essayist and the John Whelan Distinguished Lecturer in Law and Director of the Forum on Law, Culture & Society at the Law School of Fordham University. Rosenbaum holds a B.A. from the University of Florida (1981), an M.P.A. from Columbia University (1983) and a J.D. from the University of Miami.^[1]

As a legal scholar, Rosenbaum “tackles complicated philosophical questions about our longing for moral justice. He also takes a critical look at what our legal system does to the spirits of those who must come before the law, along with those who practice within it.” ^[2]

Rosenbaum’s articles have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Sun, and other publications.

1 Prizes and Awards
2 Novels
- 2.1 Books
3 References

[edit] Prizes and Awards

San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Book, for The Golems of Gotham (2002)
Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in 1999, for Second Hand Smoke
Edward Lewis Wallant Award in 196 for the best book of Jewish-American fiction for Elijah Visible

[edit] Novels

The Golems of Gotham (2002)
Second Hand Smoke
Elijah Visible

[edit] Books

The Myth of Moral Justice (HarperCollins, 2004)
Law Lit: From Atticus Finch to The Practice: A Collection of Great Writing About the Law (2007) The New Press

[edit] References

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NAME	Rosenbaum, Thane
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SHORT DESCRIPTION	American novelist and jurist
DATE OF BIRTH	[[]]
PLACE OF BIRTH	United States of America
DATE OF DEATH
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