Joshua Braff

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Joshua Braff is a fiction author from New Jersey. His first novel The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green, described by some as a Jewish coming of age tale,[1] was published in 2004 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, and drew some comparisons to J.D. Salinger.[2] He contributed a short work entitled "Exit 15W" to the collection of shorts about New Jersey entitled "Living on the Edge of the World" after his hometown of South Orange.[3] He has written for a number of literary journals[2] and is working on a second novel.

Joshua is the older brother of actor Zach Braff

[edit] References

  1. ^ Naomi Pfefferman (2004-09-17). Another Braff Tale of Jewish Ennui. Jewish Journal. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
  2. ^ a b Heidi Benson (2004-09-22). Joshua Braff's First Novel Taps into the Wild, Hilarious Mind of a 13-year-old. Comparisons to J.D. Salinger are Welcome.. The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
  3. ^ Judy Wilson (2007-12-20). What Exit?. New Jersey Jewish News. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.

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