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Adin Dobkin, born 1993, is an American writer and journalist. His work has appeared in The Paris Review [1], The Atlantic [2], and The New York Times Magazine [3], as well as others. He is the author of Spring Through No Man's Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France [4], and is currently at work on his second book which explores the massacre of Mexican Americans by the Texas Rangers in the early 20th century. In addition to his writing, Adin occasionally co-hosts War Stories, a podcast that focuses on stories at the heart of conflict [5]. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.
Early Life
Dobkin was born in Santa Barbara, California, the first son of Jeffrey Dobkin and Julie Thompson-Dobkin, both of whom are medical doctors. He grew up in Newport Beach, California, attending Newport Harbor High School, graduating in 2012. He received a BS in Economics from American University in 2012, and then settled in D.C. for several years where he began writing for a variety of news outlets. He was subsequently elected to be President of the Military Writer's Guild, an international network of service members, veterans, and civilian analysts, dedicated towards the field of arms and the written word. He then went on to receive his MBA in creative non-fiction from Columbia University in New York.
Writing Career
Much of Dobkin's early work has sought to understand conflict against the backdrop of societal changes of the times. His first book, Spring Through No Man's Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France [4], was published in 2021. This book focused on the 1919 Tour de France, which began within days of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Set against the backdrop of destruction in the aftermath of WWI, Dobkin details the unique challenges of this particular Tour, as France was emerging from a horribly destructive conflict. William Fotheringham in The Wall Street Journal described the book as "an epic tail, a timely reminder of the Tour's umbilical connection with the communities through which it passes." Publisher's Weekly stated this is "a novelistic blow-by-blow account of the first Tour de France run after WWI, shining light on the wartime experiences of its racers, organizers, and observers." The book was named among six Coups de Coeur prior to the American Library in Paris Book Award in 2022.
Dobkin is currently at work on his second book which details the story of José Tomás Canales and his attempts to investigate the conduct of the Texas Ranger Division following a massacre of Mexican Americans in 1919 (Little A publishing).
External Links
- https://booktrib.com/2021/07/06/race-over-pillaged-ground-in-adin-dobkins-depiction-of-the-tour-de-france-after-the-great-war/
- https://www.wrath-bearingtree.com/2021/07/new-review-from-matthew-komatsu-adin-dobkins-sprinting-through-no-mans-land/
- https://www.columbiajournal.org/articles/writing-and-riding-an-interview-with-adin-dobkin-shalvi-j-shah
- https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2017/5/8/reviewing-and-interviewing-war-stories
References
- ^ Dobkin, Adin (2018-01-10). "How Do We Bury the Writing of the Dead?". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Dobkin, Adin (2017-04-02). "The Evolution of the Tomb of the Unknowns". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Dobkin, Adin (2018-06-27). "The Poet-Soldier Who Went to His Grave With a Romantic Vision of World War I". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b Dobkin, Adin (2021). Sprinting Through No Man's Land: Endurance, Tragedy and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour De France. Little A. ISBN 9781542018821.
- ^ "War Stories". Retrieved 2023-07-17.