Daniel Levin (writer)

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Daniel Levin is an American attorney and novelist. His first novel, published in 2009, made the New York Times bestseller list.

Early life and education

Levin grew up in Hollywood, Florida.[1] Levin earned a B.A. from the University of Michigan in Roman and Greek civilization. In 2004 Levin was a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome, studying archeology.[1]

Levin shifted to law and graduated from Harvard Law School in 2007. He first worked clerking for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel.

Career

He practices international law in New York City, where he resides.

Literary career

Levin's first novel, The Last Ember (2009), is an archeological crime thriller. He told the Miami Herald that the idea came to him while he was in Israel clerking for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He came across a case dealing with illegal excavation and theft of archaeological artifacts.[1] The book launch party was held at Sotheby's.[2]

Reception

According to the Canadian writer Ross King, writing in the Los Angeles Times, Jonathan Marcus, the main character of Levin's "smart and well-paced thriller," resembles the author in being a young attorney who trained in archaeology at the American Academy in Rome before going to law school.[3] The Biblical Archaeology Review quibbled about details: Josephus was born in the year 30, not 37.[4] The Globe and Mail called it a "stellar debut" and "a great airplane novel".[5]

In September 2009, Levin's novel hit the New York Times bestseller list.[6] It was published in paperback in 2010.

Levin blogs at the Huffington Post.[7]

Books

  • The Last Ember 2009, paperback 2010

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 P. Scott Cunningham, "South Florida Native Daniel Levin Reads from His Debut Novel", Miami Herald, 6 August 2009
  2. ↑ Marianna Faynshteyn, "Has Anyone Seen the Tabernacle Menorah? Riverhead Launches Israel-Themed Thriller at Sotheby's", New York Observer, 13 August 2009
  3. ↑ Ross King, "'The Last Ember'", Los Angeles Times, 22 August 2009
  4. ↑ John Merrill, Review: "'The Last Ember',"], Biblical Archaeology Review
  5. ↑ Cannon, "New in crime fiction", Globe and Mail, Aug. 7, 2009.
  6. ↑ Karen Dionne, "Daniel Levin's The Last Ember hits the NYTimes list", The Big Thrill webzine, September 2009, accessed 13 February 2013
  7. ↑

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