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Binnie Kirshenbaum

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in New York, The United States

January 01, 1964

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Binnie Kirshenbaum is the author of two short story collections, six novels, and numerous essays and reviews. Her work is noted for its humorous and ribald prose, which often disguises themes of human loneliness and the yearning for connection. Her heroines are usually urban, very smart, and chastened by lifetimes of unwelcome surprises. Kirshenbaum has been published in German, French, Hebrew, Turkish, and several other languages.

Kirshenbaum grew up in New York and attended Columbia University and Brooklyn College. She is the chair of the Writing Division of the Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts, where she has served as a professor of fiction for more than a decade.

Called, “a humorist, even a comedian, a sort of stand-up trag...more

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Average rating: 3.21 · 938 ratings · 174 reviews · 21 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Scenic Route 3.03 of 5 stars 3.03 avg rating — 409 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	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
	An Almost Perfect Moment: A Novel 3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	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
	Hester Among the Ruins by Binnie Kirshenbaum, Jennifer Lyons, Felice Mello 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	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
	A Disturbance in One Place: A Novel 3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	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
	Pure Poetry: A Novel 3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	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
	On Mermaid Avenue 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	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
	History on a Personal Note: Stories 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions	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
	Married Life And Other True Adventures 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Ich, Meine Freundin Und All Diese Männer 2.67 of 5 stars 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	Kurzer Abriß Meiner Karriere Als Ehebrecherin 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1996	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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“Everyone does deserve a second chance, although we don't often get one, and even when we do get a second chance, we're likely to make the same mistake again. The things we learn later rather than sooner tend to result from harsh lessons, but mostly we learn nothing at all.”
― Binnie Kirshenbaum, The Scenic Route

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“The end of all things--a book, a life, a summer, a marriage, the last bite of cake, the last of innocence lost, a love affair--is always sad, at least a little bit sad, because it is the end, the end of that.”
― Binnie Kirshenbaum, The Scenic Route

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“Hers was not love lost; it was love denied.”
― Binnie Kirshenbaum, The Scenic Route