Allen Kurzweil

Quick Facts

Full Name	Allen Kurzweil
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Dec 16, 1960(1960-12-16)
Age	64
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Allen Kurzweil Biography

Allen Kurzweil is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on December 16, 1960 in New York, United States. American journalist and novelist, best known for The Leon Zeisel series.

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The son of Viennese Jewish refugees, Kurzweil was raised in Europe and the United States. Educated at Yale University and the University of Rome, he worked for ten years as a journalist in France, Italy, and Australia before settling in the United States. His first novel, A Case of Curiosities (1992), earned literary honors in England, Ireland, Italy, and France. His second novel, The Grand Complication, was published in 2001. Both works were included in The New York Times annual list of notable books. Kurzweil has written two award-winning children’s books: Leon and the Spitting Image (2003), and Leon and the Champion Chip (2005), and, in 2015, published Whipping Boy: The Forty- Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully, an Edgar Award winning “investigative memoir.”

A Case of Curiosities, a finalist for the Prix Médicis and the Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize, received the Premio Grinzane Cavour in

1993. In 1996 he was selected as one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists. His memoir, Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year- Old Bully, originally published as a personal history in the New Yorker, in 2016 received the Edgar Award in the category of “Best Fact Crime.”

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Allen Kurzweil Net Worth

Allen Kurzweil is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Allen Kurzweil 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

For ten years, he was a French journalist.

Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships have been awarded to him.

Allen Kurzweil (born December 16, 1960) is an American novelist, journalist, editor, and lecturer. He is the author of four works of fiction, most notably A Case of Curiosities, as well as a memoir Whipping Boy. He is also the co- inventor, with his son Max, of Potato Chip Science, an eco-friendly experiment kit for grade schoolers. He is a cousin of Ray Kurzweil.

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Allen Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Allen Kurzweil celebrates birthday on December 16 of every year.

Top Facts about Allen Kurzweil

1. Allen Kurzweil is an American novelist and journalist.
2. He was born on February 4, 1960 in New York City.
3. Kurzweil has written several novels, including “A Case of Curiosities.”
4. He is also known for his non-fiction book “Whipping Boy: The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully.”
5. Kurzweil has taught at various universities, including the University of California, Berkeley.
6. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages.
7. Kurzweil has won numerous awards for his writing, including the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger in France.
8. He holds degrees from Yale University and the University of Rome.
9. Kurzweil’s writing often explores themes of identity and memory.
10. He currently resides in Providence, Rhode Island with his family.