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Daphne Merkin

Bio

Daphne Merkin is the author of the novel Enchantment, which won the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for best novel on a Jewish theme, as well as two collections of essays, and a memoir, This Close to Happy. A former staff writer for The New Yorker, her essays frequently appear in The New York Times, Bookforum, The New Republic, Departures, ELLE, Travel + Leisure, Tablet, and many other publications. Merkin has taught writing at the 92nd Street Y, Marymount Manhattan College, and Hunter College, and she currently teaches at Columbia University’s MFA program. She lives in New York City.

Daphne Merkin Books

The Dead Girl book cover

The Dead Girl

Melanie Thernstrom
Zero Gravity book cover

Zero Gravity

Woody Allen
Enchantment book cover

Enchantment

Daphne Merkin
22 Minutes of Unconditional Love book cover

22 Minutes of Unconditional Love

Daphne Merkin
This Close to Happy book cover

This Close to Happy

Daphne Merkin
The Rainbow book cover

The Rainbow

D. H. Lawrence
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The Fame Lunches

Daphne Merkin
The Pumpkin Eater book cover

The Pumpkin Eater

Penelope Mortimer
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