Daniel Mendelsohn

Daniel Mendelsohn
Mendelsohn in 2018
Mendelsohn in 2018
BornDaniel Adam Mendelsohn
1960 (age 63–64)
Long Island, New York, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, essayist, critic, columnist, translator
LanguageEnglish, Greek, French
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
Princeton University (MA, PhD)
GenreCriticism, non-fiction, memoir
SubjectHolocaust, Judaism, classics, Cavafy, literature, film, theater, television
Notable worksThe Lost (2006)
An Odyssey (2017)
Website
danielmendelsohn.com

Daniel Adam Mendelsohn (born 1960) is an American author, essayist, critic, columnist, and translator. He is currently the Charles Ranlett Flint Professor of Humanities at Bard College, the Editor at Large of the New York Review of Books, and the Director of the Robert B. Silvers Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to supporting writers of nonfiction.


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