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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], The New York Times Magazine [3], Los Angeles Review of Books, 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] named among the six Coups de Coeur in 2022 [5], 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 (Little A publishing). In addition to his writing, Adin co-hosts War Stories [6], a podcast that focuses on stories at the heart of conflict. He resides in Brooklyn, New York where he teaches at CUNY Tech.

Early Life and Education

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, and attended Newport Harbor High School, graduating in 2012. He received a BS in Economics from American University [7] in 2012, and then settled in Washington, D.C. for several years where he began writing for a variety of news outlets. He was subsequently elected President of the Military Writer's Guild [8], an international network of service members, veterans, and civilian analysts, dedicated towards the field of arms and the written word. He went on to receive his Master of Fine Arts in creative non-fiction from Columbia University [9] in New York, graduating in 2020.

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 and was named an Amazon Book of the Month for History. 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 World War I, 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 tale, a timely reminder of the Tour's umbilical connection with the communities through which it passes " [10]. Publishers 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" [11]. The Christian Science Monitor named it one of the Top Sport Books of Summer in 2021 [12]. The book was named among six Coups de Coeur prior to the American Library in Paris Book Award in 2022 [13].

Dobkin is currently at work on his second book, tentatively titled These Bones Can Speak: José Tomás Canales, the Texas Rangers, and the Trial that Defined the Border, which details the story of the Texas legislator, and his attempts to investigate the conduct of the Texas Ranger Division following a massacre of Mexican Americans in 1919 (Little A publishing [14]).

References

  1. ^ Dobkin, Adin (2018-01-10). "How Do We Bury the Writing of the Dead?". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ^ Dobkin, Adin (2017-04-02). "The Evolution of the Tomb of the Unknowns". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ https://americanlibraryinparis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BAflyer-2022-V14-final.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "War Stories". Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. ^ https://www.american.edu/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Home". The Military Writers Guild. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  9. ^ https://arts.columbia.edu/news/sprinting-through-no-mans-land-adin-dobkin-%E2%80%9920-release-2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ Fotheringham, William (2021-07-16). "'Sprinting Through No Man's Land' Review: The Heroic Age of the Tour de France". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  11. ^ "Sprinting Through No Man's Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France by Adin Dobkin". www.publishersweekly.com. n.d. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  12. ^ "Three amazing sports books showcase triumphs and progress". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  13. ^ "Debut Book from Adin Dobkin '20 among the "Coups de Cœur" for the 2022 American Library in Paris Book Award | School of the Arts". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  14. ^ "Little A - Literary Fiction and Nonfiction Books | Amazon Publishing". amazonpublishing.amazon.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
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